Mahela Jayawardene
101*off 183 balls
Mahela Jayawardene made 101* off 183 balls against South Africa at Colombo (SSC) in 2000. The match was drawn.
Was it a ton of consequence?
No: a good ton. The match was drawn. Without a ball-by-ball record we can't say the hundred saved it. How a ToC is decided
Sources: Wikipedia: List of international cricket centuries by Mahela Jayawardene · Wikipedia: South African cricket team in Sri Lanka in 2000
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+20.167
Clutchness22% weight+17.680
Narrative18% weight+9.754
Conditions & Opposition14% weight+10.978
Historical Weight10% weight+5.353
Perceived Greatness6% weight+3.965
Greatness score on your weighting67.5
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, 16. Almost everyone agrees. This innings transcends the debate. Across five points of view it scores between 61.9 and 71.5.
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