Ricky Ponting
101off 126 balls
Ricky Ponting made 101 off 126 balls against South Africa at Melbourne in 2008. Australia lost the match.
Was it a ton of consequence?
No: a good ton. A loss: even a great hundred can't be a ton of consequence in a defeat. 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+4.949
Perceived Greatness6% weight+3.456
Greatness score on your weighting53.4
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, 4. Almost everyone agrees. This innings transcends the debate. Across five points of view it scores between 53 and 55.3.