Batsmen’s hundreds in a losing cause in Twenty20 games
SR Watson’s 124 not out in the third Twenty20 International between Australia and India at Sydney on 31.01.16 was in a losing cause to provide the 52nd occasion of a batsman’s hundred going in vain in the history of Twenty20 games. All such occasions are listed below
| No | Player | Runs | Inns | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date |
| 1 | CH Gayle | 151* | 2 | Somerset | v Kent | Taunton | 31 May 2015 |
| 2 | CL White | 141* | 1 | Somerset | v Worcs | Worcester | 09 Jul 2006 |
| 3 | DT Christian | 129 | 2 | Middlesex | v Kent | Canterbury | 06 Jun 2014 |
| 4 | SR Watson | 124* | 1 | Australia | v India | Sydney | 31 Jan 2016 |
| 5 | DA Warner | 123* | 1 | NSW | v RCB | Bangalore | 07 Oct 2011 |
| 6 | CH Gayle | 122* | 1 | Jamaica | v Guyana | Gros Islet | 19 Jan 2013 |
| 7 | F du Plessis | 119 | 1 | South Africa | v West Indies | Johannesburg | 11 Jan 2015 |
| 8 | SP Wakaskar | 118 | 1 | Railways | v Delhi | Vadodara | 02 Jan 2016 |
| 9 | CH Gayle | 117 | 1 | West Indies | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 11 Sep 2007 |
| 10 | A Symonds | 117* | 1 | Chargers | v Royals | Hyd-RGS | 24 Apr 2008 |
| 11 | CH Gayle | 116 | 2 | Barisal | v Dhaka | Dhaka | 14 Feb 2012 |
| 12 | LJ Wright | 116* | 2 | Sussex | v Hampshire | Southampton | 18 Jul 2014 |
| 13 | WP Saha | 115* | 1 | Kings XI | v KKR | Bangalore | 01 Jun 2014 |
| 14 | L Klusener | 111* | 2 | Northants | v Worcs | Kidderminster | 29 Jun 2007 |
| 15 | LRPL Taylor | 111* | 1 | Central D | v Northern D | Hamilton | 25 Jan 2008 |
| 16 | WJ Durston | 111 | 1 | Derbyshire | v Notts | Nottingham | 11 Jun 2010 |
| 17 | LPC Silva | 110* | 1 | Col CC | v Badureliya | Colombo (NCC) | 07 Apr 2015 |
| 18 | CH Gayle | 109* | 1 | Tuskers | v Rhinos | Harare | 29 Nov 2011 |
| 19 | T Westley | 109* | 1 | Essex | v Sussex | Chelmsford | 25 Jul 2014 |
| 20 | DJ Harris | 108* | 1 | South Aust | v RCB | Bangalore | 05 Oct 2011 |
| 21 | IR Jaggi | 108* | 1 | Jharkhand | v Andhra | Bhubaneswar | 04 Apr 2015 |
| 22 | MN Samuels | 106* | 2 | Hawksbills | v Amazon | Basseterre | 07 Aug 2014 |
| 23 | RG Sharma | 106 | 1 | India | v South Africa | Dharamsala | 02 Oct 2015 |
| 24 | GC Smith | 105 | 1 | Somerset | v Northants | Taunton | 02 Jul 2005 |
| 25 | RS Bopara | 105* | 1 | Essex | v Somerset | Chelmsford | 11 Jul 2010 |
| 26 | UBT Chand | 105 | 1 | Delhi | v Kerala | Indore | 26 Mar 2013 |
| 27 | DR Smith | 104* | 2 | Tridents | v Amazon | Bridgetown | 26 Jul 2014 |
| 28 | M Klinger | 104* | 2 | Gloucs | v Essex | Chelmsford | 11 Jun 2015 |
| 29 | M Klinger | 104* | 2 | Gloucs | v Glamorgan | Bristol | 12 Jun 2015 |
| 30 | BJ Hodge | 103 | 1 | Leics | v Notts | Leicester | 04 Jul 2010 |
| 31 | RR Patel | 103 | 1 | Kenya | v Nepal | ICCA 2 Dubai | 16 Nov 2013 |
| 32 | HE van der Dussen | 103* | 2 | North West | v Gauteng | Potchefstroom | 19 Oct 2014 |
| 33 | UBT Chand | 103 | 1 | Delhi | v Gujarat | Mumbai | 15 Jan 2016 |
| 34 | MW Goodwin | 102* | 1 | Sussex | v Essex | Chelmsford | 22 Jun 2007 |
| 35 | RN ten Doeschate | 102 | 2 | Essex | v Middlesex | Lord’s | 13 Jun 2010 |
| 36 | GP Smith | 102 | 2 | Leics | v Notts | Leicester | 19 Jun 2014 |
| 37 | BB Samantray | 102 | 1 | Odisha | v Maharashtra | Cuttack | 04 Jan 2016 |
| 38 | CB Gaffaney | 101 | 1 | Otago | v Central D | Dunedin | 27 Jan 2006 |
| 39 | BRM Taylor | 101* | 1 | Wellington | v Otago | Queenstown | 31 Dec 2011 |
| 40 | Sharjeel Khan | 101* | 2 | Hawks | v L Eagles | Lahore | 01 Dec 2012 |
| 41 | SR Watson | 101 | 1 | Royals | v Super Kings | Chennai | 22 Apr 2013 |
| 42 | CA Lynn | 101 | 2 | Heat | v Hurricanes | Brisbane | 29 Dec 2015 |
| 43 | Khurram Manzoor | 100 | 1 | Zebras | v Tigers | Karachi | 27 Feb 2006 |
| 44 | CZ Harris | 100 | 2 | Canterbury | v Auckland | Christchurch | 21 Jan 2007 |
| 45 | J Eugene | 100* | 2 | St Maarten | v St Vi & Gren | Coolidge | 01 Feb 2008 |
| 46 | YK Pathan | 100 | 2 | Royals | v Mum Indians | Mumbai (BS) | 13 Mar 2010 |
| 47 | SR Tendulkar | 100* | 1 | Mum Indians | v Kochi | Mumbai | 15 Apr 2011 |
| 48 | JL Denly | 100 | 2 | Kent | v Indians | Canterbury | 26 Aug 2011 |
| 49 | CO Obuya | 100* | 1 | Kenya | v Namibia | Windhoek | 06 Nov 2011 |
| 50 | Azhar Mahmood | 100* | 1 | Auckland | v Canterbury | Auckland | 17 Jan 2012 |
| 51 | K Zondo | 100* | 2 | Impi | v Cape Cobras | Paarl | 22 Feb 2012 |
| 52 | TB de Bruyn | 100 | 1 | Knights | v Dolphins | Kimberley | 06 Nov 201 |
SR Watson’s 124 not out in the third Twenty20 International between Australia and India at Sydney on 31.01.16 was in a losing cause to provide the fourth highest score by a batsman going in vain in the history of Twenty20 games. All such occasions are listed below. It also represent the highest score by a batsman in a losing cause in a Twenty20 Internationa
| No | Player | Runs | Inns | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date |
| 1 | CH Gayle | 151* | 2 | Somerset | v Kent | Taunton | 31 May 2015 |
| 2 | CL White | 141* | 1 | Somerset | v Worcs | Worcester | 09 Jul 2006 |
| 3 | DT Christian | 129 | 2 | Middlesex | v Kent | Canterbury | 06 Jun 2014 |
| 4 | SR Watson | 124* | 1 | Australia | v India | Sydney | 31 Jan 2016 |