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Sunil Gavaskar

117*
v West IndiesBridgetown1971
Match chasevs West IndiesNot out

Sunil Gavaskar made 117* against West Indies at Bridgetown in 1971. The match was drawn.

Was it a ton of consequence?

No: a good ton. His side trailed by 334 when his innings began. He made 53% of the team's 221. 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 1970–71

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+20.769
Clutchness22% weight+18.082
Narrative18% weight+11.564
Conditions & Opposition14% weight+10.978
Historical Weight10% weight+6.767
Perceived Greatness6% weight+4.473
Greatness score on your weighting72.3

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 69.9 and 74.3.

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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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