Mahela Jayawardene
237off 415 balls
Mahela Jayawardene made 237 off 415 balls against South Africa at Galle in 2004. The match was drawn.
Was it a ton of consequence?
No: a good ton. We don't have the result or the score when he came in. How a ToC is decided
Sources: Wikipedia: List of international cricket centuries by Mahela Jayawardene · Wikipedia: South African cricket team in Sri Lanka in 2004
Medium confidence. We rely on match reports. We don't have the score when the batter came in, so the call rests on the result, the innings and the series.
How the score is builtscore · points
Match Impact30% weight+20.167
Clutchness22% weight+15.068
Narrative18% weight+12.268
Conditions & Opposition14% weight+9.266
Historical Weight10% weight+6.161
Perceived Greatness6% weight+4.371
Greatness score on your weighting66.9
Your weighting
- Match Impact30%Did it decide the course of the game?
- Clutchness22%The weight of pressure in the moment
- Narrative18%The story surrounding the innings
- Conditions & Opposition14%What and who they were up against
- Historical Weight10%How time and experts have judged it
- Perceived Greatness6%The consensus of those who watched
How divisive is it?
Universally great, 1. Almost everyone agrees. This innings transcends the debate. Across five points of view it scores between 66.2 and 66.9.
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