Fourth innings nineties by batsmen in a losing cause – UT Khawaja is the new entrant to the list
UT Khawaja’s fourth innings 97 in the test between Australia and South Africa at Perth was in a losing cause to provide the 35th occasion of a batsman’s fourth innings ninety going in vain in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are listed below
| No | Player | Runs | Inns | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | GHS Trott | 95 | 4 | Aus | Eng | Melbourne | 29 Dec 1894 |
| 2 | DCS Compton | 93 | 4 | Eng | Win | Bridgetown | 06 Feb 1954 |
| 3 | RN Harvey | 92* | 4 | Aus | Eng | Sydney | 17 Dec 1954 |
| 4 | PBH May | 97 | 4 | Eng | SAF | Leeds | 21 Jul 1955 |
| 5 | Hanumant Singh | 94 | 4 | Ind | Aus | Chennai | 02 Oct 1964 |
| 6 | BF Butcher | 91 | 4 | Win | Eng | Leeds | 10 Jul 1969 |
| 7 | Sadiq Mohammad | 91 | 4 | Pak | Eng | Leeds | 08 Jul 1971 |
| 8 | RW Marsh | 91 | 4 | Aus | Eng | Manchester | 08 Jun 1972 |
| 9 | AI Kallicharran | 91 | 4 | Win | Aus | Port of Spain | 23 Mar 1973 |
| 10 | IVA Richards | 98 | 4 | Win | Aus | Melbourne | 31 Jan 1976 |
| 11 | CH Lloyd | 91* | 4 | Win | Aus | Melbourne | 31 Jan 1976 |
| 12 | G Boycott | 99* | 4 | Eng | Aus | Perth | 14 Dec 1979 |
| 13 | Sir RJ Hadlee | 92* | 4 | NZl | Eng | Nottingham | 25 Aug 1983 |
| 14 | MW Gatting | 96 | 4 | Eng | Aus | Sydney | 10 Jan 1987 |
| 15 | SM Gavaskar | 96 | 4 | Ind | Pak | Bangalore | 13 Mar 1987 |
| 16 | PA de Silva | 93 | 4 | Srl | Ind | Colombo (SSC) | 27 Jul 1993 |
| 17 | Inzamam-ul-Haq | 95 | 4 | Pak | SAF | Johannesburg | 19 Jan 1995 |
| 18 | SL Campbell | 93 | 4 | Win | Eng | Lord’s | 22 Jun 1995 |
| 19 | BC Lara | 91 | 4 | Win | SAF | St John’s | 06 Apr 2001 |
| 20 | S Chanderpaul | 97* | 4 | Win | Eng | Lord’s | 22 Jul 2004 |
| 21 | HH Gibbs Pak | 98 | 4 | SAF | Eng | Johannesburg | 13 Jan 2005 |
| 22 | D Ganga | 95 | 4 | Win | NZl | Auckland | 09 Mar 2006 |
| 23 | PD Collingwood | 96 | 4 | Eng | Aus | Brisbane | 23 Nov 2006 |
| 24 | KP Pietersen | 92 | 4 | Eng | Aus | Brisbane | 23 Nov 2006 |
| 25 | AG Prince | 97 | 4 | SAF | Ind | Johannesburg | 15 Dec 2006 |
| 26 | Shakib Al Hasan | 96 | 4 | Ban | Srl | Dhaka | 26 Dec 2008 |
| 27 | JH Kallis | 93 | 4 | SAF | Aus | Durban | 06 Mar 2009 |
| 28 | LRPL Taylor | 97 | 4 | NZl | Pak | Wellington | 03 Dec 2009 |
| 29 | Mushfiqur Rahim | 95 | 4 | Ban | Eng | Chittagong | 12 Mar 2010 |
| 30 | Salman Butt | 92 | 4 | Pak | Aus | Lord’s | 13 Jul 2010 |
| 31 | AD Mathews | 95 | 4 | Srl | Aus | Galle | 31 Aug 2011 |
| 32 | SPD Smith | 97 | 4 | Aus | Pak | Abu Dhabi | 30 Oct 2014 |
| 33 | M Vijay | 99 | 4 | Ind | Aus | Adelaide | 09 Dec 2014 |
| 34 | J Blackwood | 95 | 4 | Win | Pak | Abu Dhabi | 21 Oct 2016 |
| 35 | UT Khawaja | 97 | 4 | Aus | SAF | Perth | 03 Nov 2016 |
It also provides the fifth occasion of an Australian batsman’s fourth innings ninety going in vain in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are listed below
| No | Player | Runs | Inns | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | GHS Trott | 95 | 4 | Aus | Eng | Melbourne | 29 Dec 1894 |
| 2 | RN Harvey | 92* | 4 | Aus | Eng | Sydney | 17 Dec 1954 |
| 3 | RW Marsh | 91 | 4 | Aus | Eng | Manchester | 08 Jun 1972 |
| 4 | SPD Smith | 97 | 4 | Aus | Pak | Abu Dhabi | 30 Oct 2014 |
| 5 | UT Khawaja | 97 | 4 | Aus | SAF | Perth | 03 Nov 2016 |
It also provides the fourth occasion of a batsman’s fourth innings ninety going in vain against South Africa in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are listed below
| No | Player | Runs | Inns | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | PBH May | 97 | 4 | Eng | SAF | Leeds | 21 Jul 1955 |
| 2 | Inzamam-ul-Haq | 95 | 4 | Pak | SAF | Johannesburg | 19 Jan 1995 |
| 3 | BC Lara | 91 | 4 | Win | SAF | St John’s | 06 Apr 2001 |
| 4 | UT Khawaja | 97 | 4 | Aus | SAF | Perth | 03 Nov 2016 |