Tillakaratne Dilshan
162off 165 balls
Tillakaratne Dilshan made 162 off 165 balls against Bangladesh at Chattogram in 2009. Sri Lanka won the match.
Was it a ton of consequence?
Yes: carried the innings. In at 4 for 75, 75 ahead. He made 42% of the team's 384, and no one else came close. The team won by 465 runs. It was a Boxing Day or New Year Test. He scored at 98 runs per 100 balls. 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+15.050
Clutchness22% weight+11.251
Narrative18% weight+9.754
Conditions & Opposition14% weight+7.654
Historical Weight10% weight+5.353
Perceived Greatness6% weight+3.355
Greatness score on your weighting52.1
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 52 and 53.1.