Joe Root
115*off 170 balls
Joe Root made 115* off 170 balls against New Zealand at Lord's in 2022. England won the match.
Was it a ton of consequence?
Yes: chased it down. In at 2 for 32, 244 behind. He made 41% of the team's 279, and no one else came close. The team won by 5 wickets. 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+20.769
Clutchness22% weight+18.082
Narrative18% weight+10.156
Conditions & Opposition14% weight+10.978
Historical Weight10% weight+4.242
Perceived Greatness6% weight+4.067
Greatness score on your weighting68.0
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, 18. Almost everyone agrees. This innings transcends the debate. Across five points of view it scores between 61.2 and 72.2.