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Sunil Gavaskar

220
v West IndiesPort of Spain1971
Double centurySecond inningsvs West Indies

Sunil Gavaskar made 220 against West Indies at Port of Spain in 1971. The match was drawn.

Was it a ton of consequence?

TON OF CONSEQUENCE · TON OF CONSEQUENCE ·ToC

Yes: saved the match. India trailed by 166 when his innings began and he made 52% of the team's 427. The match was drawn and India won the series 1-0. How a ToC is decided

Sources: Wikipedia: List of international cricket centuries by Sunil Gavaskar · Wisden: the top 15 match-saving acts in Test history · Wikipedia: Indian cricket team in West Indies in 1970–71

High confidence. Several match reports describe how the innings unfolded: the slump, the stands, the result and the series.

How the score is builtscore · points

Match Impact30% weight+21.973
Clutchness22% weight+17.680
Narrative18% weight+13.374
Conditions & Opposition14% weight+9.266
Historical Weight10% weight+7.777
Perceived Greatness6% weight+4.779
Greatness score on your weighting74.5

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
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How divisive is it?

Universally great, 5. Almost everyone agrees. This innings transcends the debate. Across five points of view it scores between 72.9 and 75.8.

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The Oval · 1979 · 16th overall82.4117* v West Indies
Bridgetown · 1971 · 138th overall72.3113 v Australia
Brisbane · 1977 · 159th overall71.7102 v West Indies
Port of Spain · 1976 · 221st overall70.5182* v West Indies
Eden Gardens · 1978 · 226th overall70.4236* v West Indies
Chennai · 1983 · 276th overall69.7
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