Thilan Samaraweera
142off 408 balls
Thilan Samaraweera made 142 off 408 balls against England at Colombo (SSC) in 2003. Sri Lanka won the match.
Was it a ton of consequence?
No: a good ton. He made 23% of the team's runs. Another hundred came in the same innings, which counted against it a little. The match didn't hinge on it: he came in at 1 for 71. How a ToC is decided
Sources: Wikipedia: English cricket team in Sri Lanka in 2003–04 · Cricsheet ball-by-ball data
High confidence. We have the full ball-by-ball record: the score when the batter came in, the lead and what the series rode on.
How the score is builtscore · points
Match Impact30% weight+16.254
Clutchness22% weight+12.557
Narrative18% weight+10.458
Conditions & Opposition14% weight+9.266
Historical Weight10% weight+5.151
Perceived Greatness6% weight+3.761
Greatness score on your weighting57.2
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, 3. Almost everyone agrees. This innings transcends the debate. Across five points of view it scores between 56.6 and 58.6.
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