Kumar Sangakkara
270off 365 balls
Kumar Sangakkara made 270 off 365 balls against Zimbabwe at Bulawayo in 2004. Sri Lanka won the match.
Was it a ton of consequence?
No: a good ton. He made 38% of the team's runs. On the facts we have, the match didn't hinge on it. How a ToC is decided
Sources: Wikipedia: List of international cricket centuries by Kumar Sangakkara · Wikipedia: Sri Lankan cricket team in Zimbabwe in 2004
Medium confidence. We know the result, which innings it was, the team total and where the series stood, but not the score when the batter came in.
How the score is builtscore · points
Match Impact30% weight+19.264
Clutchness22% weight+14.164
Narrative18% weight+11.765
Conditions & Opposition14% weight+7.654
Historical Weight10% weight+6.161
Perceived Greatness6% weight+4.067
Greatness score on your weighting62.7
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 61 and 63.7.
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