Ricky Ponting
Ricky Ponting made 197 off 288 balls against Pakistan at W.A.C.A in 1999. Australia won the match.
Was it a ton of consequence?
Yes: rescued the innings. His side trailed by 155 when his innings began. He made 44% of the team's 451. The match was won by an innings and 20 runs. How a ToC is decided
Sources: Wikipedia: List of international cricket centuries by Ricky Ponting · Wikipedia: Pakistani cricket team in Australia in 1999–2000 · Wikipedia: Pakistani cricket team in Australia in 1999–2000
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
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, 2. Almost everyone agrees. This innings transcends the debate. Across five points of view it scores between 62.7 and 63.8.