Mahela Jayawardene
167off 288 balls
Mahela Jayawardene made 167 off 288 balls against South Africa at Galle in 2000. Sri Lanka won the match.
Was it a ton of consequence?
No: a good ton. He made 32% 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 Mahela Jayawardene · Wikipedia: South African cricket team in Sri Lanka in 2000
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+17.458
Clutchness22% weight+13.260
Narrative18% weight+11.061
Conditions & Opposition14% weight+9.266
Historical Weight10% weight+5.858
Perceived Greatness6% weight+3.863
Greatness score on your weighting60.4
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, 2. Almost everyone agrees. This innings transcends the debate. Across five points of view it scores between 60.3 and 61.2.
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