Kevin Pietersen
115off 223 balls
Kevin Pietersen made 115 off 223 balls against New Zealand at Nottingham in 2008. England won the match.
Was it a ton of consequence?
Yes: carried the innings. In at 2 for 44, 44 ahead. He made 32% of the team's 364, and no one else came close. The team won by 9 runs. The series was still to be settled in this Test. 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+15.351
Clutchness22% weight+11.954
Narrative18% weight+10.156
Conditions & Opposition14% weight+9.266
Historical Weight10% weight+4.949
Perceived Greatness6% weight+3.558
Greatness score on your weighting54.9
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 54.3 and 56.6.