Steve Smith
138*off 241 balls
Steve Smith made 138* off 241 balls against England at The Oval in 2013. The match was drawn.
Was it a ton of consequence?
No: a good ton. A dead rubber (the series was already decided) that his side did not win. 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+4.646
Perceived Greatness6% weight+3.660
Greatness score on your weighting56.6
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, 5. Almost everyone agrees. This innings transcends the debate. Across five points of view it scores between 55.2 and 58.3.