Kevin Pietersen
135off 169 balls
Kevin Pietersen made 135 off 169 balls against Pakistan at Leeds in 2006. England won the match.
Was it a ton of consequence?
No: a good ton. He made 26% of the team's runs. The match didn't hinge on it: he came in at 2 for 67. 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+12.356
Narrative18% weight+10.458
Conditions & Opposition14% weight+9.266
Historical Weight10% weight+5.050
Perceived Greatness6% weight+3.660
Greatness score on your weighting56.8
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, 4. Almost everyone agrees. This innings transcends the debate. Across five points of view it scores between 56 and 58.3.