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Sachin Tendulkar

111off 270 balls
v South AfricaJohannesburg1992
vs South Africa

Sachin Tendulkar made 111 off 270 balls against South Africa at Johannesburg in 1992. The match was drawn.

Was it a ton of consequence?

No: a good ton. His side trailed by 292 when his innings began. He made 49% of the team's 227. The match was drawn. On the facts we have, the hundred didn't save the match. How a ToC is decided

Sources: Wikipedia: List of international cricket centuries by Sachin Tendulkar · Wikipedia: Indian cricket team in South Africa in 1992–93

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+15.050
Clutchness22% weight+11.753
Narrative18% weight+9.955
Conditions & Opposition14% weight+9.266
Historical Weight10% weight+5.757
Perceived Greatness6% weight+3.457
Greatness score on your weighting54.9

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 55.5 and 56.4.

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