Batsmen’s 100 and 100 not out in one day internationals going in vain
SC Williams of Zimbabwe scored 100 against Sri Lanka at Pallekele on 16 Jan 2022. His effort was in a losing cause to provide the 483rd occasion of a batsman’s century going in vain in the history of one day internationals. It also provides the 39th occasion of a batsman’s 100 and 100 not out going in vain. All such occasions are tabulated below.
| No | Player | Runs | I | Team | Opp | Ground | Date |
| 1 | M Amarnath | 100* | 1 | Ind | Win | Faridabad | 19.01.88 |
| 2 | Javed Miandad | 100* | 1 | Pak | Win | Georgetown | 30.03.88 |
| 3 | DC Boon | 100 | 2 | Aus | NZl | Auckland | 22.02.92 |
| 4 | VG Kambli | 100* | 1 | Ind | Eng | Jaipur | 18.01.93 |
| 5 | WJ Cronje | 100* | 1 | RSA | Aus | Peshawar | 24.10.94 |
| 6 | HP Tillakaratne | 100 | 2 | Srl | Win | Sharjah | 16.10.95 |
| 7 | SR Tendulkar | 100 | 1 | Ind | Pak | Singapore | 05.04.96 |
| 8 | CL Hooper | 100* | 1 | Win | Eng | Sharjah | 13.12.97 |
| 9 | RT Ponting | 100 | 1 | Aus | NZl | Melbourne | 21.01.98 |
| 10 | ADR Campbell | 100 | 1 | Zim | NZl | Dhaka | 24.10.98 |
| 11 | Mohd Yousuf | 100 | 1 | Pak | Aus | Lahore | 10.11.98 |
| 12 | JH Kallis | 100 | 1 | RSA | NZl | Dunedin | 14.02.99 |
| 13 | A Jadeja | 100* | 2 | Ind | Aus | The Oval | 04.06.99 |
| 14 | SC Ganguly | 100 | 2 | Ind | Aus | Melbourne | 12.01.00 |
| 15 | MS Atapattu | 100 | 2 | Srl | Pak | Dhaka | 07.06.00 |
| 16 | AJ Stewart | 100* | 2 | Eng | Win | Nottingham | 20.07.00 |
| 17 | HK Badani | 100 | 1 | Ind | Aus | Pune | 28.03.01 |
| 18 | Sangakkara | 100* | 1 | Srl | Pak | Sharjah | 04.04.03 |
| 19 | SM Ervine | 100 | 2 | Zim | Ind | Adelaide | 24.01.04 |
| 20 | AJ Strauss | 100 | 1 | Eng | Win | Lord’s | 06.07.04 |
| 21 | KP Pietersen | 100* | 2 | Eng | RSA | E London | 09.02.05 |
| 22 | SR Tendulkar | 100 | 1 | Ind | Pak | Peshawar | 06.02.06 |
| 23 | TM Dowlin | 100* | 1 | Win | Ban | Roseau | 28.07.09 |
| 24 | J Siddique | 100 | 1 | Ban | Ire | Belfast | 15.07.10 |
| 25 | CA Ingram | 100 | 1 | RSA | Pak | A Dhabi | 31.10.10 |
| 26 | KS Williamson | 100* | 1 | NZl | Zim | Bulawayo | 25.10.11 |
| 27 | Nasir Hossain | 100 | 2 | Ban | Pak | Dhaka | 03.12.11 |
| 28 | DA Warner | 100 | 1 | Aus | Srl | Adelaide | 06.03.12 |
| 29 | J Charles | 100 | 2 | Win | Aus | Melbourne | 10.02.13 |
| 30 | LRPL Taylor | 100 | 1 | NZl | Eng | Napier | 20.02.13 |
| 31 | Anamul Haque | 100 | 1 | Ban | Pak | Dhaka | 04.03.14 |
| 32 | Sikandar Raza | 100* | 1 | Zim | Pak | Lahore | 29.05.15 |
| 33 | Sikandar Raza | 100* | 1 | Zim | NZl | Harare | 04.08.15 |
| 34 | Babar Azam | 100 | 2 | Pak | Aus | Adelaide | 26.01.17 |
| 35 | AJ Finch | 100 | 1 | Aus | Eng | Ch-le-St | 21.06.18 |
| 36 | CS MacLeod | 100 | 1 | Sco | Afg | Edinburgh | 10.05.19 |
| 37 | Simi Singh | 100* | 2 | Ire | RSA | Dublin-M | 16.07.21 |
| 38 | MD Patel | 100 | 1 | USA | Nep | Al Amerat | 13.09.21 |
| 39 | SC Williams | 100 | 1 | Zim | Srl | Pallekele | 16.01.22 |
It also provides the fiftth occasion of a Zimbabwe batsman’s 100 and 100 not out going in vain. All such occasions are tabulated below.
| No | Player | Runs | I | Team | Opp | Ground | Date |
| 1 | ADR Campbell | 100 | 1 | Zim | NZl | Dhaka | 24.10.98 |
| 2 | SM Ervine | 100 | 2 | Zim | Ind | Adelaide | 24.01.04 |
| 3 | Sikandar Raza | 100* | 1 | Zim | Pak | Lahore | 29.05.15 |
| 4 | Sikandar Raza | 100* | 1 | Zim | NZl | Harare | 04.08.15 |
| 5 | SC Williams | 100 | 1 | Zim | Srl | Pallekele | 16.01.22 |
It also provides the second occasion of a Zimbabwe batsman’s 100 and 100 not out going in vain against Sri Lanka. All such occasions are tabulated below.
| No | Player | Runs | I | Team | Opp | Ground | Date |
| 1 | DA Warner | 100 | 1 | Aus | Srl | Adelaide | 06.03.12 |
| 2 | SC Williams | 100 | 1 | Zim | Srl | Pallekele | 16.01.22 |
The following table lists 25 batsmen who are dismissed for an exact hundred in losing cause.
| No | Player | Runs | I | Team | Opp | Ground | Date |
| 1 | DC Boon | 100 | 2 | Aus | NZl | Auckland | 22.02.92 |
| 2 | HP Tillakaratne | 100 | 2 | Srl | Win | Sharjah | 16.10.95 |
| 3 | SR Tendulkar | 100 | 1 | Ind | Pak | Singapore | 05.04.96 |
| 4 | RT Ponting | 100 | 1 | Aus | NZl | Melbourne | 21.01.98 |
| 5 | ADR Campbell | 100 | 1 | Zim | NZl | Dhaka | 24.10.98 |
| 6 | Mohd Yousuf | 100 | 1 | Pak | Aus | Lahore | 10.11.98 |
| 7 | JH Kallis | 100 | 1 | RSA | NZl | Dunedin | 14.02.99 |
| 8 | SC Ganguly | 100 | 2 | Ind | Aus | Melbourne | 12.01.00 |
| 9 | MS Atapattu | 100 | 2 | Srl | Pak | Dhaka | 07.06.00 |
| 10 | HK Badani | 100 | 1 | Ind | Aus | Pune | 28.03.01 |
| 11 | SM Ervine | 100 | 2 | Zim | Ind | Adelaide | 24.01.04 |
| 12 | AJ Strauss | 100 | 1 | Eng | Win | Lord’s | 06.07.04 |
| 13 | SR Tendulkar | 100 | 1 | Ind | Pak | Peshawar | 06.02.06 |
| 14 | J Siddique | 100 | 1 | Ban | Ire | Belfast | 15.07.10 |
| 15 | CA Ingram | 100 | 1 | RSA | Pak | A Dhabi | 31.10.10 |
| 16 | Nasir Hossain | 100 | 2 | Ban | Pak | Dhaka | 03.12.11 |
| 17 | DA Warner | 100 | 1 | Aus | Srl | Adelaide | 06.03.12 |
| 18 | J Charles | 100 | 2 | Win | Aus | Melbourne | 10.02.13 |
| 19 | LRPL Taylor | 100 | 1 | NZl | Eng | Napier | 20.02.13 |
| 20 | Anamul Haque | 100 | 1 | Ban | Pak | Dhaka | 04.03.14 |
| 21 | Babar Azam | 100 | 2 | Pak | Aus | Adelaide | 26.01.17 |
| 22 | AJ Finch | 100 | 1 | Aus | Eng | Ch-le-St | 21.06.18 |
| 23 | CS MacLeod | 100 | 1 | Sco | Afg | Edinburgh | 10.05.19 |
| 24 | MD Patel | 100 | 1 | USA | Nep | Al Amerat | 13.09.21 |
| 25 | SC Williams | 100 | 1 | Zim | Srl | Pallekele | 16.01.22 |