Bowlers capturing ten plus wickets conceding 200 plus runs in a losing cause.
There are sixteen occasions of a bowler capturing ten plus wickets conceding 200 plus runs in a losing cause. All such occasions are tabulated below
Australian JJ Kreza’s 12 for 358 against India at Nagpur in Nov 08 represents the most expensive bowling figures in terms of runs conceded in this category of statistics. In fact it also represent the only occasion of a bowler conceding 350 plus runs in a test in this category of statistics
| No | Player | Wkts | Runs | Team | Opp | Ground | Mon/Year |
| 1 | JJ Krejza | 12 | 358 | Aus | Ind | Nagpur | Nov 2008 |
| 2 | KA Maharaj | 12 | 283 | SAF | Srl | Col-SSC | Jul 2018 |
| 3 | T Richardson | 13 | 244 | Eng | Aus | Manchester | Jul 1896 |
| 4 | BS Chandrasekhar | 11 | 235 | Inf | Win | Mumbai (BS) | Dec 1966 |
| 5 | MW Tate | 11 | 228 | Eng | Aus | Sydney | Dec 1924 |
| 6 | Harbhajan Singh | 11 | 224 | Ind | Aus | Bengaluru | Oct 2004 |
| 7 | SP Gupte | 10 | 223 | Ind | Win | Kanpur | Dec 1958 |
| 8 | S Shillingford | 10 | 219 | Win | Aus | Roseau | Apr 2012 |
| 9 | MG Hughes | 13 | 217 | Aus | Win | Perth | Dec 1988 |
| 10 | Saqlain Mushtaq | 10 | 216 | Pak | Ind | Delhi | Feb 1999 |
| 11 | DL Underwood | 11 | 215 | Eng | Aus | Adelaide | Jan 1975 |
| 12 | M Muralitharan | 11 | 212 | Srl | Aus | Galle | Mar 2004 |
| 13 | BAW Mendis | 10 | 209 | Srl | Ind | Galle | Jul 2008 |
| 14 | AL Valentine | 11 | 204 | Win | Eng | Manchester | Jun 1950 |
| 15 | T Richardson | 10 | 204 | Eng | Aus | Sydney | Feb 1898 |
| 16 | CV Grimmett | 10 | 201 | Aus | Eng | Nottingham | Jun 1930 |
J Srinath has the best figures in a test in a losing cause, while T Richardson has the most expensive bowling figures when a bowler has taken most wickets in a losing cause in a test. MG Hughes and T Richardson are the two bowlers to concede 200 plus runs when a bowler has taken most wickets in a losing cause in a test.
| No | Player | Wkts | Runs | Team | Opp | Ground | Mon/Year |
| 1 | J Srinath | 13 | 132 | Ind | Pak | Kolkata | Feb 1999 |
| 2 | SF Barnes | 13 | 163 | Eng | Aus | Melbourne | Jan 1902 |
| 3 | MG Hughes | 13 | 217 | Aus | Win | Perth | Dec 1988 |
| 4 | T Richardson | 13 | 244 | Eng | Aus | Manchester | Jul 1896 |