Ricky Ponting
105*off 171 balls
Ricky Ponting made 105* off 171 balls against Sri Lanka at Colombo (SSC) in 1999. The match was drawn.
Was it a ton of consequence?
No: a good ton. Batted 6, innings 1 of the match. Drawn; Australia 342 batting first. Series going in: Sri Lanka 1-0 up, last Test. How a ToC is decided
Sources: Wikipedia: List of international cricket centuries by Ricky Ponting · Wikipedia: Australian cricket team in Sri Lanka in 1999
Medium confidence. We rely on match reports. We don't have the score when the batter came in, so the call rests on the result, the innings and the series.
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+5.353
Perceived Greatness6% weight+3.457
Greatness score on your weighting54.5
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, 3. Almost everyone agrees. This innings transcends the debate. Across five points of view it scores between 54.7 and 56.2.