Brian Lara
153*off 256 balls
Brian Lara made 153 not out off 256 balls against Australia at Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, in March 1999, with the series level at 1-1. West Indies were chasing in the fourth innings and won by one wicket.
Sources: Wikipedia: Australian cricket team in the West Indies in 1998-99 · Windies Cricket: Brian Lara, unforgettable West Indian innings
Was it a ton of consequence?
Not enough match data yet to say. We can only judge hundreds where we have the match record, which is mostly from 2006 on. How it works
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How the score is builtscore · points
Match Impact30% weight+30.0100
Clutchness22% weight+22.0100
Narrative18% weight+16.692
Conditions & Opposition14% weight+12.690
Historical Weight10% weight+9.696
Perceived Greatness6% weight+5.896
ToC score on your weighting96.5
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 95.3 and 96.5.
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