Kapil Dev
100*off 95 balls
N Kapil Dev made 100* in the third innings against West Indies at Port of Spain in 1983. Against Roberts, Holding, Marshall and Garner, the innings required discipline against quality, watchfulness against variation, and the courage to play positive cricket at the right moments.
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Was it a ton of consequence?
Not enough match data yet to say. We can only judge hundreds where we have the match record, which is mostly from 2006 on. How it works
How the score is builtscore · points
Match Impact30% weight+17.157
Clutchness22% weight+14.566
Narrative18% weight+11.262
Conditions & Opposition14% weight+9.266
Historical Weight10% weight+6.161
Perceived Greatness6% weight+4.066
ToC score on your weighting62.1
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, 1. Almost everyone agrees. This innings transcends the debate. Across five points of view it scores between 62.4 and 62.7.
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Kanpur · 1982 · 2605th overall58.0119 v Australia
Chennai · 1986 · 3179th overall56.0109 v West Indies
Chennai · 1988 · 3463rd overall55.1110 v England
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Gqeberha · 1992 · 1230th overall62.5126* v West Indies
Delhi · 1979 · 2331st overall58.8116 v England
Kanpur · 1982 · 2605th overall58.0119 v Australia
Chennai · 1986 · 3179th overall56.0109 v West Indies
Chennai · 1988 · 3463rd overall55.1110 v England
The Oval · 1990 · 3490th overall55.0