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Sunil Gavaskar

127off 245 balls
v AustraliaW.A.C.A1977
Second inningsvs Australia

Sunil Gavaskar made 127 off 245 balls against Australia at W.A.C.A in 1977. India lost the match.

Was it a ton of consequence?

No: a good ton. A loss: even a great hundred can't be a ton of consequence in a defeat. How a ToC is decided

Sources: Wikipedia: List of international cricket centuries by Sunil Gavaskar · Wikipedia: Indian cricket team in Australia in 1977–78

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+18.361
Clutchness22% weight+15.269
Narrative18% weight+11.765
Conditions & Opposition14% weight+9.266
Historical Weight10% weight+6.464
Perceived Greatness6% weight+4.169
Greatness score on your weighting65.0

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, 1. Almost everyone agrees. This innings transcends the debate. Across five points of view it scores between 64.9 and 65.6.

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