Mahela Jayawardene
134off 246 balls
Mahela Jayawardene made 134 off 246 balls against England at Colombo (SSC) in 2003. Sri Lanka won the match.
Was it a ton of consequence?
No: a good ton. He made 21% of the team's runs. The match didn't hinge on it: he came in at 2 for 138. How a ToC is decided
Sources: Wikipedia: English cricket team in Sri Lanka in 2003–04 · 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+15.953
Clutchness22% weight+12.356
Narrative18% weight+10.357
Conditions & Opposition14% weight+9.266
Historical Weight10% weight+5.151
Perceived Greatness6% weight+3.660
Greatness score on your weighting56.4
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 55.9 and 58.
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