Fifty and hundred by a batsman in losing cause in tests
DM Bravo of West Indies scored 87 and 116 against Pakistan at Dubai {DSC} in the just concluded test in a losing cause to provide the 95th occasion of a batsman’s fifty and a hundred {including twin hundreds} in a losing cause in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are listed below
| No | Player | FI | SI | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | PS McDonnell | 124 | 83 | Aus | Eng | Adelaide | 12 Dec 1884 |
| 2 | KS Ranjitsinhji | 62 | 154* | Eng | Aus | Manchester | 16 Jul 1896 |
| 3 | G Gunn | 119 | 74 | Eng | Aus | Sydney | 13 Dec 1907 |
| 4 | CAG Russell | 135* | 59 | Eng | Aus | Adelaide | 14 Jan 1921 |
| 5 | JWH Makepeace | 117 | 54 | Eng | Aus | Melbourne | 11 Feb 1921 |
| 6 | JB Hobbs | 115 | 57 | Eng | Aus | Sydney | 19 Dec 1924 |
| 7 | H Sutcliffe | 59 | 115 | Eng | Aus | Sydney | 19 Dec 1924 |
| 8 | H Sutcliffe | 176 | 127 | Eng | Aus | Melbourne | 01 Jan 1925 |
| 9 | WM Woodfull | 68 | 111 | Aus | Eng | Sydney | 14 Dec 1928 |
| 0 | DG Bradman | 79 | 112 | Aus | Eng | Melbourne | 29 Dec 1928 |
| 11 | JB Hobbs | 142 | 65 | Eng | Aus | Melbourne | 08 Mar 1929 |
| 12 | M Leyland | 137 | 53* | Eng | Aus | Melbourne | 08 Mar 1929 |
| 13 | EH Hendren | 56 | 123 | Eng | Win | Georgetown | 21 Feb 1930 |
| 14 | H Sutcliffe | 161 | 54 | Eng | Aus | The Oval | 16 Aug 1930 |
| 15 | HG Vivian | 100 | 73 | NZl | SAF | Wellington | 04 Mar 1932 |
| 16 | GA Headley | 106 | 107 | Win | Eng | Lord’s | 24 Jun 1939 |
| 17 | WJ Edrich | 71 | 119 | Eng | Aus | Sydney | 13 Dec 1946 |
| 18 | VS Hazare | 116 | 145 | Ind | Aus | Adelaide | 23 Jan 1948 |
| 19 | C Washbrook | 143 | 65 | Eng | Aus | Leeds | 22 Jul 1948 |
| 20 | WJ Edrich | 111 | 54 | Eng | Aus | Leeds | 22 Jul 1948 |
| 21 | AD Nourse | 65 | 114 | SAF | Aus | Cape Town | 31 Dec 1949 |
| 22 | MH Mankad | 72 | 184 | Ind | Eng | Lord’s | 19 Jun 1952 |
| 23 | GO Rabone | 107 | 68 | NZl | SAF | Durban | 11 Dec 1953 |
| 24 | CL Walcott | 50 | 116 | Win | Eng | Kingston | 30 Mar 1954 |
| 25 | CL Walcott | 155 | 110 | Win | Aus | Kingston | 11 Jun 1955 |
| 26 | DCS Compton | 158 | 71 | Eng | SAF | Manchester | 07 Jul 1955 |
| 27 | JR Reid | 60 | 142 | NZl | SAF | Johannesburg | 02 Feb 1962 |
| 28 | PR Umrigar | 56 | 172* | Ind | Win | Port of Spain | 04 Apr 1962 |
| 29 | JR Reid | 74 | 100 | NZl | Eng | Christchurch | 15 Mar 1963 |
| 30 | EJ Barlow | 109 | 54 | SAF | Aus | Melbourne | 01 Jan 1964 |
| 31 | JR Reid | 128 | 76 | NZl | Pak | Karachi | 09 Apr 1965 |
| 32 | KF Barrington | 60 | 102 | Eng | Aus | Adelaide | 28 Jan 1966 |
| 33 | MAK Pataudi | 64 | 148 | Ind | Eng | Leeds | 08 Jun 1967 |
| 34 | ML Jaisimha | 74 | 101 | Ind | Aus | Brisbane | 19 Jan 1968 |
| 35 | IM Chappell | 117 | 50 | Aus | Win | Brisbane | 06 Dec 1968 |
| 36 | SM Gavaskar | 101 | 58 | Ind | Eng | Manchester | 06 Jun 1974 |
| 37 | AW Greig | 116 | 76* | Eng | Win | Leeds | 22 Jul 1976 |
| 38 | RB McCosker | 51 | 107 | Aus | Eng | Nottingham | 28 Jul 1977 |
| 39 | M Amarnath | 90 | 100 | Ind | Aus | Perth | 16 Dec 1977 |
| 40 | SM Gavaskar | 111 | 137 | Ind | Pak | Karachi | 14 Nov 1978 |
| 41 | DL Haynes | 55 | 105 | Win | NZl | Dunedin | 08 Feb 1980 |
| 42 | AR Border | 78 | 126 | Aus | Win | Adelaide | 30 Jan 1982 |
| 43 | DI Gower | 60 | 114 | Eng | Aus | Adelaide | 10 Dec 1982 |
| 44 | AMJ Hilditch | 119 | 80 | Aus | Eng | Leeds | 13 Jun 1985 |
| 45 | GR Marsh | 56 | 110 | Aus | Eng | Brisbane | 14 Nov 1986 |
| 46 | DL Haynes | 75 | 143 | Win | Aus | Sydney | 26 Jan 1989 |
| 47 | DI Gower | 57 | 106 | Eng | Aus | Lord’s | 22 Jun 1989 |
| 48 | KR Rutherford | 57 | 102 | NZl | Aus | Christchurch | 25 Feb 1993 |
| 49 | A Flower | 115 | 62* | Zim | Ind | Delhi | 13 Mar 1993 |
| 50 | GA Gooch | 65 | 133 | Eng | Aus | Manchester | 03 Jun 1993 |
| 51 | Basit Ali | 103 | 67 | Pak | NZl | Christchurch | 24 Feb 1994 |
| 52 | BC Lara | 87 | 145 | Win | Eng | Manchester | 27 Jul 1995 |
| 53 | NJ Astle | 54 | 125 | NZl | Win | Bridgetown | 19 Apr 1996 |
| 54 | M Azharuddin | 109 | 52 | Ind | SAF | Kolkata | 27 Nov 1996 |
| 55 | WJ Cronje | 126 | 67 | SAF | Eng | Nottingham | 23 Jul 1998 |
| 56 | Saeed Anwar | 61 | 119 | Pak | Aus | Brisbane | 05 Nov 1999 |
| 57 | A Flower | 74 | 129 | Zim | Srl | Harare | 26 Nov 1999 |
| 58 | SR Tendulkar | 116 | 52 | Ind | Aus | Melbourne | 26 Dec 1999 |
| 59 | CL Cairns | 109 | 69 | NZl | Aus | Wellington | 24 Mar 2000 |
| 60 | A Flower | 183* | 70 | Zim | Ind | Delhi | 18 Nov 2000 |
| 61 | ME Trescothick | 122 | 57 | Eng | Srl | Galle | 22 Feb 2001 |
| 62 | RT Ponting | 144 | 72 | Aus | Eng | Leeds | 16 Aug 2001 |
| 63 | A Flower | 142 | 199* | Zim | SAF | Harare | 07 Sep 2001 |
| 64 | Habibul Bashar | 108 | 76 | Ban | Zim | Chittagong | 15 Nov 2001 |
| 65 | BC Lara | 221 | 130 | Win | Srl | Colombo (SSC) | 29 Nov 2001 |
| 66 | RP Arnold | 62 | 109 | Srl | Eng | Manchester | 13 Jun 2002 |
| 67 | Taufeeq Umar | 135 | 67 | Pak | SAF | Cape Town | 02 Jan 2003 |
| 68 | BC Lara | 91 | 122 | Win | Aus | Port of Spain | 19 Apr 2003 |
| 69 | Habibul Bashar | 71 | 108 | Ban | Pak | Karachi | 20 Aug 2003 |
| 70 | CH Gayle | 77 | 107 | Win | SAF | Centurion | 16 Jan 2004 |
| 71 | MH Richardson | 93 | 101 | NZl | Eng | Lord’s | 20 May 2004 |
| 72 | S Chanderpaul | 128* | 97* | Win | Eng | Lord’s | 22 Jul 2004 |
| 73 | JH Kallis | 121 | 55 | SAF | Ind | Kolkata | 28 Nov 2004 |
| 74 | HH Gibbs | 161 | 98 | SAF | Eng | Johannesburg | 13 Jan 2005 |
| 75 | JH Kallis | 111 | 50* | SAF | Aus | Sydney | 02 Jan 2006 |
| 76 | BC Lara | 61 | 122 | Win | Pak | Lahore | 11 Nov 2006 |
| 77 | S Chanderpaul | 50 | 116* | Win | Eng | Manchester | 7 Jun 2007 |
| 78 | S Chanderpaul | 136* | 70 | Win | Eng | Chester-le-Street | 15 Jun 2007 |
| 79 | KC Sangakkara | 57 | 192 | Srl | Aus | Hobart | 16 Nov 2007 |
| 80 | AJ Strauss | 123 | 108 | Eng | Ind | Chennai | 11 Dec 2008 |
| 81 | RT Ponting | 101 | 99 | Aus | SAF | Melbourne | 26 Dec 2008 |
| 82 | Umar Akmal | 129 | 75 | Pak | NZl | Dunedin | 24 Nov 2009 |
| 83 | HM Amla | 114 | 123* | SAF | Ind | Kolkata | 14 Feb 2010 |
| 84 | Shakib Al Hasan | 87 | 100 | Ban | NZl | Hamilton | 15 Feb 2010 |
| 85 | Tamim Iqbal | 55 | 103 | Ban | Eng | Lord’s | 27 May 2010 |
| 86 | TT Samaraweera | 137* | 83 | Srl | Ind | Colombo (PSS) | 03 Aug 2010 |
| 87 | SR Watson | 126 | 56 | Aus | Ind | Mohali | 01 Oct 2010 |
| 88 | BRM Taylor | 50 | 117 | Zim | NZl | Bulawayo | 01 Nov 2011 |
| 89 | DPMD Jayawardene | 105 | 64 | Srl | Eng | Colombo (PSS) | 03 Apr 2012 |
| 90 | MN Samuels | 117 | 76* | Win | Eng | Nottingham | 25 May 2012 |
| 91 | Sarfraz Ahmed | 103 | 55 | Pak | Srl | Colombo (SSC) | 14 Aug 2014 |
| 92 | H Masakadza | 158 | 61 | Zim | Ban | Khulna | 03 Nov 2014 |
| 93 | V Kohli | 115 | 141 | Ind | Aus | Adelaide | 09 Dec 2014 |
| 94 | KS Williamson | 140 | 59 | NZl | Aus | Brisbane | 05 Nov 2015 |
| 95 | DM Bravo | 87 | 116 | Win | Pak | Dubai (DSC) | 13 Oct 2016 |
DM Bravo of West Indies scored 87 and 116 against Pakistan at Dubai {DSC} in the just concluded test in a losing cause to provide the 15th occasion of a West Indies batsman’s fifty and a hundred {including twin hundreds} in a losing cause in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are listed below
| No | Player | FI | SI | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | GA Headley | 106 | 107 | Win | Eng | Lord’s | 24 Jun 1939 |
| 2 | CL Walcott | 50 | 116 | Win | Eng | Kingston | 30 Mar 1954 |
| 3 | CL Walcott | 155 | 110 | Win | Aus | Kingston | 11 Jun 1955 |
| 4 | DL Haynes | 55 | 105 | Win | NZl | Dunedin | 08 Feb 1980 |
| 5 | DL Haynes | 75 | 143 | Win | Aus | Sydney | 26 Jan 1989 |
| 6 | BC Lara | 87 | 145 | Win | Eng | Manchester | 27 Jul 1995 |
| 7 | BC Lara | 221 | 130 | Win | Srl | Colombo (SSC) | 29 Nov 2001 |
| 8 | BC Lara | 91 | 122 | Win | Aus | Port of Spain | 19 Apr 2003 |
| 9 | CH Gayle | 77 | 107 | Win | SAF | Centurion | 16 Jan 2004 |
| 10 | S Chanderpaul | 128* | 97* | Win | Eng | Lord’s | 22 Jul 2004 |
| 11 | BC Lara | 61 | 122 | Win | Pak | Lahore | 11 Nov 2006 |
| 12 | S Chanderpaul | 50 | 116* | Win | Eng | Manchester | 7 Jun 2007 |
| 13 | S Chanderpaul | 136* | 70 | Win | Eng | Chester-le-Street | 15 Jun 2007 |
| 14 | MN Samuels | 117 | 76* | Win | Eng | Nottingham | 25 May 2012 |
| 15 | DM Bravo | 87 | 116 | Win | Pak | Dubai (DSC) | 13 Oct 2016 |
DM Bravo of West Indies scored 87 and 116 against Pakistan at Dubai {DSC} in the just concluded test in a losing cause to provide the fifth occasion of a batsman’s fifty and a hundred {including twin hundreds} in a losing cause against Pakistan in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are listed below
| No | Player | FI | SI | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | JR Reid | 128 | 76 | NZl | Pak | Karachi | 09 Apr 1965 |
| 2 | SM Gavaskar | 111 | 137 | Ind | Pak | Karachi | 14 Nov 1978 |
| 3 | Habibul Bashar | 71 | 108 | Ban | Pak | Karachi | 20 Aug 2003 |
| 4 | BC Lara | 61 | 122 | Win | Pak | Lahore | 11 Nov 2006 |
| 5 | DM Bravo | 87 | 116 | Win | Pak | Dubai (DSC) | 13 Oct 2016 |
A Flower {04}, BC Lara {04}, H Sutcliffe {03}, JR Reid {03} and S Chanderpaul {03} are the five batsmen in the annals of test cricket who have witnessed three or more occasions of their fifty and hundred {including twin hundreds} in a losing cause
| No | Player | FI | SI | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | A Flower | 115 | 62* | Zim | Ind | Delhi | 13 Mar 1993 |
| 2 | A Flower | 74 | 129 | Zim | Srl | Harare | 26 Nov 1999 |
| 3 | A Flower | 183* | 70 | Zim | Ind | Delhi | 18 Nov 2000 |
| 4 | A Flower | 142 | 199* | Zim | SAF | Harare | 07 Sep 2001 |
| 1 | BC Lara | 87 | 145 | Win | Eng | Manchester | 27 Jul 1995 |
| 2 | BC Lara | 221 | 130 | Win | Srl | Colombo (SSC) | 29 Nov 2001 |
| 3 | BC Lara | 91 | 122 | Win | Aus | Port of Spain | 19 Apr 2003 |
| 4 | BC Lara | 61 | 122 | Win | Pak | Lahore | 11 Nov 2006 |
| 1 | H Sutcliffe | 59 | 115 | Eng | Aus | Sydney | 19 Dec 1924 |
| 2 | H Sutcliffe | 176 | 127 | Eng | Aus | Melbourne | 01 Jan 1925 |
| 3 | H Sutcliffe | 161 | 54 | Eng | Aus | The Oval | 16 Aug 1930 |
| 1 | JR Reid | 60 | 142 | NZl | SAF | Johannesburg | 02 Feb 1962 |
| 2 | JR Reid | 74 | 100 | NZl | Eng | Christchurch | 15 Mar 1963 |
| 3 | JR Reid | 128 | 76 | NZl | Pak | Karachi | 09 Apr 1965 |
| 1 | S Chanderpaul | 128* | 97* | Win | Eng | Lord’s | 22 Jul 2004 |
| 2 | S Chanderpaul | 50 | 116* | Win | Eng | Manchester | 7 Jun 2007 |
| 3 | S Chanderpaul | 136* | 70 | Win | Eng | Chester-le-Street | 15 Jun 2007 |
The following table lists the ten batsmen whose twin hundreds were in a losing cause. Three West Indian batsmen and three Indian batsmen are in the list.
| No | Player | FI | SI | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | H Sutcliffe | 176 | 127 | Eng | Aus | Melbourne | 01 Jan 1925 |
| 2 | GA Headley | 106 | 107 | Win | Eng | Lord’s | 24 Jun 1939 |
| 3 | VS Hazare | 116 | 145 | Ind | Aus | Adelaide | 23 Jan 1948 |
| 4 | CL Walcott | 155 | 110 | Win | Aus | Kingston | 11 Jun 1955 |
| 5 | SM Gavaskar | 111 | 137 | Ind | Pak | Karachi | 14 Nov 1978 |
| 6 | A Flower | 142 | 199* | Zim | SAF | Harare | 07 Sep 2001 |
| 7 | BC Lara | 221 | 130 | Win | Srl | Colombo (SSC) | 29 Nov 2001 |
| 8 | AJ Strauss | 123 | 108 | Eng | Ind | Chennai | 11 Dec 2008 |
| 9 | HM Amla | 114 | 123* | SAF | Ind | Kolkata | 14 Feb 2010 |
| 10 | V Kohli | 115 | 141 | Ind | Aus | Adelaide | 09 Dec 2014 |