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Sunil Gavaskar

156off 352 balls
v West IndiesPort of Spain1976
vs West IndiesPatient vigil

Sunil Gavaskar made 156 off 352 balls against West Indies at Port of Spain in 1976. The match was drawn.

Was it a ton of consequence?

No: a good ton. His side trailed by 241 when his innings began. He made 39% of the team's 402. The match was drawn. 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 Sunil Gavaskar · Wikipedia: Indian cricket team in West Indies in 1975–76

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+16.856
Clutchness22% weight+13.059
Narrative18% weight+12.268
Conditions & Opposition14% weight+9.266
Historical Weight10% weight+7.070
Perceived Greatness6% weight+4.168
Greatness score on your weighting62.3

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
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How divisive is it?

Universally great, 7. Almost everyone agrees. This innings transcends the debate. Across five points of view it scores between 61.5 and 65.8.

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Eden Gardens · 1978 · 226th overall70.4
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