KA Maharaj of South Africa became the fourth bowler in the history of test cricket to witness his nine-wicket haul in an innings in losing cause. His 9 for 129 against Sri Lanka at Col-SSC in the just concluded test went in vain as Sri Lanka romped home with a 199 run victory. The following table lists all the four bowlers with their performances

No	Player	Overs	M	Runs	W	Inns	Team	Oppn	Ground	Start Date
1	SP Gupte	34.3	11	102	9	1	Ind	Win	Kanpur	12 Dec 1958
2	JM Noreiga	49.4	16	095	9	2	Win	Ind	Port of Spain	06 Mar 1971
3	N Kapil Dev	30.3	06	083	9	3	Ind	Win	Ahmedabad	12 Nov 1983
4	KA Maharaj	41.1	10	129	9	1	SAF	Srl	Col-SSC	20 Jul 2018