Tamim Iqbal’s 151 in the test match between Bangladesh and India at Mirpur went in vain providing the 24th occasion of an opening batsman’s 150 plus runs scored in a losing cause in the annals of test cricket. All the 24 occasions are listed below

No	Batsmen	Runs	Ins	Team	Opp	Ground	Mon/Yr
1	JWZulch	150	3	SAF	Aus	Sydney	Mar/1911
2	JBHobbs	154	2	Eng	Aus	Melbourne	Jan/1925
3	HSutcliffe	176	2	Eng	Aus	Melbourne	Jan/1925
4	AJackson	164	2	Aus	Eng	Adelaide	Feb/1929
5	HSutcliffe	161	1	Eng	Aus	The Oval	Aug/1930
6	LHutton	202*	2	Eng	Win	The Oval	Aug/1950
7	LHutton	156*	2	Eng	Aus	Adelaide	Feb/1951
8	MHMankad	184	3	Ind	Eng	Lord’s	Jun/1952
9	DLAmiss	174	3	Eng	Win	Port of Spain	Feb/1974
10	DLAmiss	203	2	Eng	Win	The Oval	Aug/1976
11	ACHudson	163	2	SAF	Win	Bridgetown	Apr/1992
12	SLCampbell	170	1	Win	NZl	Hamilton	Dec/1999
13	VVSLaxman	167	3	Ind	Aus	Sydney	Jan/2000
14	MLHayden	203	1	Aus	Ind	Chennai	Mar/2001
15	GKirsten	153	3	SAF	Aus	Sydney	Jan/2002
16	MPVaughan	177	1	Eng	Aus	Adelaide	Nov/2002
17	MLHayden	177	3	Aus	Win	St John’s	May/2003
18	HHGibbs	183	1	SAF	Eng	The Oval	Sep/2003
19	VSehwag	195	1	Ind	Aus	Melbourne	Dec/2003
20	HHGibbs	161	2	SAF	Eng	Johannesburg	Jan/2005
21	VSehwag	201	2	Ind	Pak	Bangalore	Mar/2005
22	METrescothick	193	2	Eng	Pak	Multan	Nov/2005
23	FawadAlam	168	3	Pak	Srl	Col-PSS	Jul/2009
24	TamimIqbal	151	3	Ban	Ind	Dhaka	Jan/2010