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Sunil Gavaskar

166*off 416 balls
v AustraliaAdelaide1985
vs AustraliaNot outPatient vigil

Sunil Gavaskar made 166* off 416 balls against Australia at Adelaide in 1985. The match was drawn.

Was it a ton of consequence?

No: a good ton. His side trailed by 381 when his innings began. He made 32% of the team's 520. 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 Australia in 1985–86

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+17.458
Clutchness22% weight+13.260
Narrative18% weight+11.061
Conditions & Opposition14% weight+9.266
Historical Weight10% weight+6.565
Perceived Greatness6% weight+3.863
Greatness score on your weighting61.1

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
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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 61.6 and 62.1.

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