Joe Root
110off 139 balls
Joe Root made 110 off 139 balls against South Africa at Johannesburg in 2016. England won the match.
Was it a ton of consequence?
Yes: carried the innings. In at 2 for 22, 291 behind. He made 34% of the team's 323, and no one else came close. The team won by 7 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+15.050
Clutchness22% weight+11.753
Narrative18% weight+9.955
Conditions & Opposition14% weight+9.266
Historical Weight10% weight+4.545
Perceived Greatness6% weight+3.457
Greatness score on your weighting53.7
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, 5. Almost everyone agrees. This innings transcends the debate. Across five points of view it scores between 52.7 and 55.8.