Fourth innings test centuries in a losing cause
Asad Shafiq of Pakistan scored 112 in the fourth innings of the second test against Sri Lanka at Dubai {DSC} which went in vain to provide the 75th occasion of a batsman’s fourth innings hundred in a losing cause in the annals of test cricket. It also provides the eighth occasion of a Pakistan batsman’s fourth innings hundred in a losing cause. All such occasions are tabulated below
| No | Player | Runs | Inns | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | Asif Iqbal | 135 | 4 | v West Indies | Kingston | 15 Apr 1977 |
| 2 | Ijaz Ahmed | 121 | 4 | v Australia | Melbourne | 12 Jan 1990 |
| 3 | Moin Khan | 117* | 4 | v Sri Lanka | Sialkot | 22 Sep 1995 |
| 4 | Mohammad Wasim | 109* | 4 | v New Zealand | Lahore | 21 Nov 1996 |
| 5 | Shahid Afridi | 122 | 4 | v West Indies | Bridgetown | 26 May 2005 |
| 6 | Younis Khan | 126 | 4 | v South Africa | Karachi | 01 Oct 2007 |
| 7 | Asad Shafiq | 137 | 4 | v Australia | Brisbane | 15 Dec 2016 |
| 8 | Asad Shafiq | 112 | 4 | v Sri Lanka | Dubai (DSC) | 06 Oct 2017 |
It also provides the sixth occasion of a batsman’s fourth innings hundred in a losing cause against Sri Lanka. All such occasions are tabulated below
| No | Player | Runs | Inns | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | Moin Khan | 117* | 4 | Pak | Srl | Sialkot | 22 Sep 1995 |
| 2 | Mohd Ashraful | 101 | 4 | Ban | Srl | Dhaka | 26 Dec 2008 |
| 3 | DL Vettori | 140 | 4 | NZl | Srl | Col-SSC | 26 Aug 2009 |
| 4 | IJL Trott | 112 | 4 | Eng | Srl | Galle | 26 Mar 2012 |
| 5 | MM Ali | 108* | 4 | Eng | Srl | Leeds | 20 Jun 2014 |
| 6 | Asad Shafiq | 112 | 4 | Pak | Srl | Dubai (DSC) | 06 Oct 2017 |
Asad Shafiq became the second Pakistan batsman to witness his fourth innings hundred going in vain against Sri Lanka. Prior to this Moin Khan’s 117 not out at Sialkot in Sep 1995 had gone in vain.
| No | Player | Runs | Inns | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | Moin Khan | 117* | 4 | Pak | Srl | Sialkot | 22 Sep 1995 |
| 2 | Asad Shafiq | 112 | 4 | Pak | Srl | Dubai (DSC) | 06 Oct 2017 |
Asad Shafiq witnessed his second fourth innings century in a losing cause. He had witnessed his 137 against Australia in Dec 2016 going in vain. He became the sixth batsman to witness his two fourth innings centuries in a losing cause. Others are AR Border of Australia. GA Gooch of England, ST Jayasuriya of Sri Lanka, H Sutcliffe of England and DA Warner of Australia. The following table furnishes the feats of these six batsmen
| No | No | Player | Runs | Inns | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | 1 | Asad Shafiq | 137 | 4 | Pak | Aus | Brisbane | 15 Dec 2016 |
| 2 | Asad Shafiq | 112 | 4 | Pak | Srl | Dubai (DSC) | 06 Oct 2017 | |
| 2 | 1 | AR Border | 105 | 4 | Aus | Pak | Melbourne | 10 Mar 1979 |
| 2 | AR Border | 123* | 4 | Aus | Eng | Manchester | 13 Aug 1981 | |
| 3 | 1 | GA Gooch | 116 | 4 | Eng | Win | Bridgetown | 13 Mar 1981 |
| 2 | GA Gooch | 133 | 4 | Eng | Aus | Manchester | 03 Jun 1993 | |
| 4 | 1 | ST Jayasuriya | 112 | 4 | Srl | Aus | Adelaide | 25 Jan 1996 |
| 2 | ST Jayasuriya | 131 | 4 | Srl | Aus | Kandy | 16 Mar 2004 | |
| 5 | 1 | H Sutcliffe | 115 | 4 | Eng | Aus | Sydney | 19 Dec 1924 |
| 2 | H Sutcliffe | 127 | 4 | Eng | Aus | Melbourne | 01 Jan 1925 | |
| 6 | 1 | DA Warner | 123* | 4 | Aus | NZl | Hobart | 09 Dec 2011 |
| 2 | DA Warner | 112 | 4 | Aus | Ban | Dhaka | 27 Aug 2017 |