Kevin Pietersen
100off 137 balls
Kevin Pietersen made 100 off 137 balls against Pakistan at Faisalabad in 2005. The match was drawn.
Was it a ton of consequence?
No: a good ton. A draw against a lower-tier side: a hundred doesn't save a draw against a side like that. How a ToC is decided
Sources: Wikipedia: English cricket team in Pakistan in 2005–06 · 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+5.050
Perceived Greatness6% weight+3.456
Greatness score on your weighting53.5
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, 4. Almost everyone agrees. This innings transcends the debate. Across five points of view it scores between 53.3 and 55.4.