Batsmen’s century in losing cause in Indian Premier League
SV Samson of Rajasthan scored 119 against Punjab at Mumbai on 12.04.21. Rajasthan lost the game by four runs. He became the 14th batsman to to witness the century in a losing cause in the history of Indian Premier League. All such occasions are tabulated below.
| No | Batsman | Runs | Team | Opposition | Venue | Date | |
| 1 | A Symonds | 117* | Deccan | Rajasthan | Hyd-RGS | 24.04.08 | |
| 2 | YK Pathan | 100 | Rajasthan | Mumbai | Mum-BS | 13.03.10 | |
| 3 | SR Tendulkar | 100* | Mumbai | Kochi | Mumbai | 15.04.11 | |
| 4 | WP Saha | 115* | Punjab | Kolkata | Bangalore | 01.06.14 | |
| 5 | V Kohli | 100* | Bangalore | Gujarat | Rajkot | 24.04.16 | |
| 6 | SPD Smith | 101 | Ris Pune | Gujarat | Pune-MCA | 29.04.16 | |
| 7 | HM Amla | 104* | Punjab | Mumbai | Indore | 20.04.17 | |
| 8 | RR Pant | 128* | Delhi | Sunrisers | Delhi | 10.05.18 | |
| 9 | SV Samson | 102* | Rajasthan | Sunrisers | Hyd-RGS | 29.03.19 | |
| 10 | KL Rahul | 100* | Punjab | Mumbai | Mumbai | 10.04.19 | |
| 11 | AM Rahane | 105* | Rajasthan | Delhi | Jaipur | 22.04.19 | |
| 12 | MA Agaarwal | 106 | Punjab | Rajasthan | Sharjah | 27.09.20 | |
| 13 | S Dhawan | 106* | Delhi | Punjab | Dub-DSC | 20.10.20 | |
| 14 | SV Samson | 119 | Rajasthan | Punjab | Mumbai | 12.04.21 |
He also became the third captain in the history of IPL to witness a century in a losing cause. Others are – SR Tendulkar and V Kohli. All the three occasions are tabulated below
| No | Batsman | Runs | Team | Opposition | Venue | Date |
| 1 | Tendulkar | 100 | Mumbai | Kochi | Mumbai | 15.04.11 |
| 2 | V Kohli | 100* | Bangalore | Gujarat | Rajkot | 24.04.16 |
| 3 | SV Samson | 119 | Rajasthan | Punjab | Mumbai | 12.04.21 |
He also became the fourth wicket keeper in the history of IPL to witness a century in a losing cause. Others are –WP Saha, RR Pant and KL Rahul All the four occasions are tabulated below
| No | Batsman | Runs | Team | Opposition | Venue | Date |
| 1 | WP Saha | 115* | Punjab | Kolkata | Bangalore | 01.06.14 |
| 2 | RR Pant | 128* | Delhi | Sunrisers | Delhi | 10.05.18 |
| 3 | KL Rahul | 100* | Punjab | Mumbai | Mumbai | 10.04.19 |
| 4 | SV Samson | 119 | Rajasthan | Punjab | Mumbai | 12.04.21 |
He also became the first captain-cum-wicket keeper in the history of IPL to witness a century in a losing cause.