Sunil Gavaskar
115off 238 balls
Sunil Gavaskar made 115 off 238 balls against Australia at Delhi in 1979. The match was drawn.
Was it a ton of consequence?
No: a good ton. The match was drawn and the hundred didn't save it. How a ToC is decided
Sources: Wikipedia: List of international cricket centuries by Sunil Gavaskar · Wikipedia: Australian cricket team in India in 1979–80
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+15.351
Clutchness22% weight+11.954
Narrative18% weight+11.564
Conditions & Opposition14% weight+9.266
Historical Weight10% weight+6.363
Perceived Greatness6% weight+3.864
Greatness score on your weighting58.1
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, 5. Almost everyone agrees. This innings transcends the debate. Across five points of view it scores between 58 and 61.1.
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