South African captain’s centuries in a losing cause in one day games
F du Plessis of South Africa scored 120 against India at Durban on 01.02.18 and South Africa lost the game to provide the 70th occasion of a captain’s century in a losing cause in the annals of one-day games. It also provides the 17th occasion of a captain’s century against India going in vain. All such occasions are listed below
| No | Player | Runs | Inns | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | KR Rutherford | 108 | 1 | NZl | Ind | Vadodara | 28 Oct 1994 |
| 2 | MA Taylor | 105 | 1 | Aus | Ind | Bengaluru | 21 Oct 1996 |
| 3 | N Hussain | 115 | 1 | Eng | Ind | Lord’s | 13 Jul 2002 |
| 4 | Inzamam-ul-Haq | 122 | 2 | Pak | Ind | Karachi | 13 Mar 2004 |
| 5 | Inzamam-ul-Haq | 123 | 1 | Pak | Ind | Lahore | 21 Mar 2004 |
| 6 | Shoaib Malik | 125* | 1 | Pak | Ind | Karachi | 26 Jun 2008 |
| 7 | KP Pietersen | 111* | 1 | Eng | Ind | Cuttack | 26 Nov 2008 |
| 8 | MJ Clarke | 111* | 1 | Aus | Ind | Visakhapatnam | 20 Oct 2010 |
| 9 | RT Ponting | 104 | 1 | Aus | Ind | Ahmedabad | 24 Mar 2011 |
| 10 | GJ Bailey | 156 | 1 | Aus | Ind | Nagpur | 30 Oct 2013 |
| 11 | Mushfiqur Rahim | 117 | 1 | Ban | Ind | Fatullah | 26 Feb 2014 |
| 12 | AD Mathews | 139* | 1 | Srl | Ind | Ranchi | 16 Nov 2014 |
| 13 | BRM Taylor | 138 | 1 | Zim | Ind | Auckland | 14 Mar 2015 |
| 14 | E Chigumbura | 104* | 2 | Zim | Ind | Harare | 10 Jul 2015 |
| 15 | AB de Villiers | 112 | 2 | RSA | Ind | Chennai | 22 Oct 2015 |
| 16 | EJG Morgan | 102 | 2 | Eng | Ind | Cuttack | 19 Jan 2017 |
| 17 | F du Plessis | 120 | 1 | RSA | Ind | Durban | 01 Feb 2018 |
F du Plessis of South Africa scored 120 against India at Durban on 01.02.18 and South Africa lost the game to provide the fourth occasion of a South African captain’s century going in vain. All such occasions are listed below
| No | Player | Runs | Inns | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | GC Smith | 141 | 2 | RSA | Eng | Centurion | 27 Sep 2009 |
| 2 | AB de Villiers | 125* | 1 | RSA | Srl | Johannesburg | 22 Jan 2012 |
| 3 | AB de Villiers | 112 | 2 | RSA | Ind | Chennai | 22 Oct 2015 |
| 4 | F du Plessis | 120 | 1 | RSA | Ind | Durban | 01 Feb 2018 |
F du Plessis of South Africa scored 120 against India at Durban on 01.02.18 and South Africa lost the game to provide the second occasion of a South African captain’s century against India going in vain. All such occasions are listed below
| No | Player | Runs | Inns | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | AB de Villiers | 112 | 2 | RSA | Ind | Chennai | 22 Oct 2015 |
| 2 | F du Plessis | 120 | 1 | RSA | Ind | Durban | 01 Feb 2018 |