Kevin Pietersen
227off 308 balls
Kevin Pietersen made 227 off 308 balls against Australia at Adelaide in 2010. England won the match.
Was it a ton of consequence?
No: a good ton. He made 37% of the team's runs. The match didn't hinge on it: he came in at 2 for 176. 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+5.858
Perceived Greatness6% weight+4.270
Greatness score on your weighting65.8
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, 2. Almost everyone agrees. This innings transcends the debate. Across five points of view it scores between 64.8 and 66.1.