RG Sharma’s 150 in the first one day game between India and South Africa at Kanpur on 11.10.15 was in losing cause to provide the eleventh occasion of a batsman’s 150 plus runs going in vain in the annals of one day games. All such occasions are listed below

No	Player	Runs	Inns	Team	Oppn	Ground	Start Date
1	CK Coventry	194*	1	Zim	Ban	Bulawayo	16 Aug 2009
2	ML Hayden	181*	1	Aus	NZl	Hamilton	20 Feb 2007
3	SR Tendulkar	175	2	Ind	Aus	Hyd-RGS	05 Nov 2009
4	RA Smith	167*	1	Eng	Aus	Birmingham	21 May 1993
5	RT Ponting	164	1	Aus	RSA	Johannesburg	12 Mar 2006
6	TM Dilshan	160*	1	Srl	Ind	Hobart	28 Feb 2012
7	TM Dilshan	160	2	Srl	Ind	Rajkot	15 Dec 2009
8	GJ Bailey	156	1	Aus	Ind	Nagpur	30 Oct 2013
9	KJ Coetzer	156	1	Sco	Ban	Nelson	05 Mar 2015
10	CH Gayle	152*	1	Win	RSA	Johannesburg	04 Feb 2004
11	RG Sharma	150	2	Ind	RSA	Kanpur	11 Oct 2015

RG Sharma’s 150 in this game was in losing cause to provide the third occasion of a batsman’s 150 plus runs going in vain against South Africa in one day games. All such occasions are listed below

No	Player	Runs	Inns	Team	Oppn	Ground	Start Date
1	RT Ponting	164	1	Aus	RSA	Johannesburg	12 Mar 2006
2	CH Gayle	152*	1	Win	RSA	Johannesburg	04 Feb 2004
3	RG Sharma	150	2	Ind	RSA	Kanpur	11 Oct 2015

RG Sharma’s 150 in this game was in losing cause to provide the second occasion of an Indian batsman’s 150 plus runs going in vain in one day games. Both occasions are listed below

No	Player	Runs	Inns	Team	Oppn	Ground	Start Date
1	SR Tendulkar	175	2	Ind	Aus	Hyd-RGS	05 Nov 2009
2	RG Sharma	150	2	Ind	RSA	Kanpur	11 Oct 2015