Joe Root
186off 309 balls
Joe Root made 186 off 309 balls against Sri Lanka at Galle in 2021. England won the match.
Was it a ton of consequence?
Yes: carried the innings. In at 2 for 5, 376 behind. He made 54% of the team's 344, and no one else came close. The team won by 6 wickets. The series was still to be settled in this Test. 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+18.060
Clutchness22% weight+13.662
Narrative18% weight+11.363
Conditions & Opposition14% weight+9.266
Historical Weight10% weight+4.747
Perceived Greatness6% weight+3.965
Greatness score on your weighting60.8
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 58.9 and 62.