Joe Root
134off 166 balls
Joe Root made 134 off 166 balls against Australia at Cardiff in 2015. England won the match.
Was it a ton of consequence?
Yes: rescued the innings. In at 3 for 43, 43 ahead. He made 31% of the team's 430, and no one else came close. The team won by 169 runs. He faced an elite attack. 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+15.953
Clutchness22% weight+12.356
Narrative18% weight+10.357
Conditions & Opposition14% weight+9.266
Historical Weight10% weight+4.545
Perceived Greatness6% weight+3.660
Greatness score on your weighting55.8
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, 6. Almost everyone agrees. This innings transcends the debate. Across five points of view it scores between 54.4 and 57.7.