Joe Root
228off 321 balls
Joe Root made 228 off 321 balls against Sri Lanka at Galle in 2021. England won the match.
Was it a ton of consequence?
Yes: carried the innings. In at 2 for 17, 118 behind. He made 54% of the team's 421, and no one else came close. The team won by 7 wickets. 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+19.866
Clutchness22% weight+14.767
Narrative18% weight+12.167
Conditions & Opposition14% weight+9.266
Historical Weight10% weight+5.252
Perceived Greatness6% weight+4.270
Greatness score on your weighting65.2
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, 4. Almost everyone agrees. This innings transcends the debate. Across five points of view it scores between 63.3 and 65.8.