Ramnaresh Sarwan
261*off 402 balls
Ramnaresh Sarwan made 261* off 402 balls against Bangladesh at Kingston in 2004. West Indies won the match.
Was it a ton of consequence?
No: a good ton. His side trailed by 284 when his innings began. He made 47% of the team's 559. The match was won by an innings and 99 runs. On the facts we have, the match didn't hinge on it. How a ToC is decided
Sources: Wikipedia: Bangladeshi cricket team in West Indies in 2004
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
Match Impact30% weight+18.963
Clutchness22% weight+13.963
Narrative18% weight+11.564
Conditions & Opposition14% weight+7.654
Historical Weight10% weight+6.161
Perceived Greatness6% weight+4.066
Greatness score on your weighting61.9
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 60.4 and 63.
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