Thilan Samaraweera
102off 269 balls
Thilan Samaraweera made 102 off 269 balls against South Africa at Durban in 2011. Sri Lanka won the match.
Was it a ton of consequence?
Yes: rescued the innings. In at 3 for 84, 84 ahead. He made 30% of the team's 338, and no one else came close. The team won by 208 runs. It was a Boxing Day or New Year Test. A slow grind at 38 runs per 100 balls. 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+14.749
Clutchness22% weight+11.452
Narrative18% weight+9.754
Conditions & Opposition14% weight+9.266
Historical Weight10% weight+4.747
Perceived Greatness6% weight+3.456
Greatness score on your weighting53.2
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 52.5 and 55.2.
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