Kevin Pietersen
142off 157 balls
Kevin Pietersen made 142 off 157 balls against Sri Lanka at Birmingham in 2006. England won the match.
Was it a ton of consequence?
Yes: carried the innings. In at 2 for 69, 72 behind. He made 48% of the team's 295, and no one else came close. The team won by 6 wickets. He scored at 90 runs per 100 balls. How a ToC is decided
Sources: 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+5.050
Perceived Greatness6% weight+3.761
Greatness score on your weighting57.1
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, 4. Almost everyone agrees. This innings transcends the debate. Across five points of view it scores between 56.3 and 58.6.