Kumar Sangakkara
105*off 226 balls
Kumar Sangakkara made 105* off 226 balls against India at Galle in 2001. Sri Lanka won the match.
Was it a ton of consequence?
No: a good ton. The match was won by 10 wickets. On the facts we have, the match didn't hinge on it. How a ToC is decided
Sources: Wikipedia: List of international cricket centuries by Kumar Sangakkara · Wikipedia: Indian cricket team in Sri Lanka in 2001
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+5.252
Perceived Greatness6% weight+3.457
Greatness score on your weighting54.4
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 54.4 and 56.1.
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