Australian bowler’s four plus wickets in a losing cause in the history of one day internationals
Australian bowler PJ Cummins’ four for 35 against Sri Lanka at Pallekkele on 17.06.22 was in a losing cause to provide the 434th occasion of a bowler’s four plus wickets in an innings going in vain in the history of one day internationals.
It also provides the 40th occasion of an Australian bowler’s four plus wickets in an innings going in vain in the history of one day internationals. It also provides the seventh occasion of a Australian bowler’s four plus wickets in an innings going in vain against Sri Lanka in the history of one day internationals. It also provides the 41st occasion of a bowler’s four plus wickets in an innings going in vain against Sri Lanka in the history of one day internationals. All such occasions are tabulated below.
| No | Player | W | R | I | Team | Opp | Ground | Date |
| 1 | GJ Gilmour | 5 | 48 | 1 | Aus | Win | Lord’s | 21.06.75 |
| 2 | GS Chappell | 5 | 20 | 1 | Aus | Eng | Birmingham | 04.06.77 |
| 3 | GJ Cosier | 5 | 18 | 1 | Aus | Eng | Birmingham | 04.06.77 |
| 4 | JR Thomson | 4 | 67 | 1 | Aus | Win | St John’s | 22.02.78 |
| 5 | DK Lillee | 4 | 56 | 1 | Aus | Eng | Sydney | 11.12.79 |
| 6 | RM Hogg | 4 | 46 | 2 | Aus | Eng | Sydney | 26.12.79 |
| 7 | DK Lillee | 4 | 12 | 2 | Aus | Eng | Sydney | 14.01.80 |
| 8 | DK Lillee | 4 | 35 | 1 | Aus | Eng | The Oval | 20.08.80 |
| 9 | LS Pascoe | 4 | 69 | 1 | Aus | Eng | Birmingham | 22.08.80 |
| 10 | LS Pascoe | 4 | 39 | 1 | Aus | Win | Melbourne | 24.01.82 |
| 11 | SR Waugh | 4 | 48 | 2 | Aus | Pak | Perth | 02.01.87 |
| 12 | SP O’Donnell | 4 | 65 | 1 | Aus | Win | Perth | 04.01.87 |
| 13 | CJ McDermott | 4 | 38 | 1 | Aus | Win | Melbourne | 15.12.88 |
| 14 | MG Hughes | 4 | 44 | 1 | Aus | Win | Sydney | 16.01.89 |
| 15 | TM Alderman | 4 | 22 | 1 | Aus | Pak | Brabourne | 23.10.89 |
| 16 | GD McGrath | 4 | 25 | 1 | Aus | Eng | Melbourne | 10.01.95 |
| 17 | PR Reiffel | 4 | 35 | 2 | Aus | RSA | Faridabad | 25.10.96 |
| 18 | SK Warne | 4 | 52 | 1 | Aus | Pak | Adelaide | 15.12.96 |
| 19 | SK Warne | 4 | 37 | 2 | Aus | Pak | Sydney | 01.01.97 |
| 20 | MJ Clarke | 5 | 35 | 1 | Aus | Srl | Dambulla | 22.02.04 |
| 21 | SR Clark | 4 | 55 | 2 | Aus | NZl | Christchurch | 10.12.05 |
| 22 | NW Bracken | 5 | 67 | 2 | Aus | RSA | Jo’burg | 12.03.06 |
| 23 | NW Bracken | 4 | 29 | 1 | Aus | Srl | Melbourne | 29.02.08 |
| 24 | MG Johnson | 4 | 34 | 1 | Aus | RSA | Cape Town | 09.04.09 |
| 25 | XJ Doherty | 4 | 46 | 2 | Aus | Srl | Melbourne | 03.11.10 |
| 26 | DJ Hussey | 4 | 21 | 1 | Aus | Eng | Adelaide | 26.01.11 |
| 27 | B Lee | 4 | 28 | 2 | Aus | Pak | Col- (RPS | 19.03.11 |
| 28 | DE Bollinger | 4 | 42 | 1 | Aus | Srl | Hambantota | 16.08.11 |
| 29 | JL Pattinson | 4 | 51 | 1 | Aus | Srl | Melbourne | 02.03.12 |
| 30 | DT Christian | 5 | 31 | 1 | Aus | Srl | Melbourne | 02.03.12 |
| 31 | CJ McKay | 4 | 39 | 2 | Aus | Eng | Cardiff | 14.09.13 |
| 32 | JP Faulkner | 4 | 67 | 1 | Aus | Eng | Perth | 24.01.14 |
| 33 | NM Lyon | 4 | 44 | 2 | Aus | Zim | Harare | 31.08.14 |
| 34 | JR Hazlewood | 5 | 31 | 2 | Aus | RSA | Perth | 16.11.14 |
| 35 | MA Starc | 6 | 28 | 2 | Aus | NZl | Auckland | 28.02.15 |
| 36 | PJ Cummins | 4 | 49 | 2 | Aus | Eng | Leeds | 11.09.15 |
| 37 | MA Starc | 4 | 59 | 2 | Aus | Eng | Brisbane | 19.01.18 |
| 38 | AJ Tye | 5 | 46 | 1 | Aus | Eng | Perth | 28.01.18 |
| 39 | PJ Cummins | 4 | 29 | 1 | Aus | Ind | Nagpur | 05.03.19 |
| 40 | PJ Cummins | 4 | 35 | 1 | Aus | Srl | Pallekele | 16.06.22 |
| No | Player | W | R | I | Team | Opp | Ground | Date |
| 1 | MJ Clarke | 5 | 35 | 1 | Aus | Srl | Dambulla | 22.02.04 |
| 2 | NW Bracken | 4 | 29 | 1 | Aus | Srl | Melbourne | 29.02.08 |
| 3 | XJ Doherty | 4 | 46 | 2 | Aus | Srl | Melbourne | 03.11.10 |
| 4 | DE Bollinger | 4 | 42 | 1 | Aus | Srl | Hambantota | 16.08.11 |
| 5 | JL Pattinson | 4 | 51 | 1 | Aus | Srl | Melbourne | 02.03.12 |
| 6 | DT Christian | 5 | 31 | 1 | Aus | Srl | Melbourne | 02.03.12 |
| 7 | PJ Cummins | 4 | 35 | 1 | Aus | Srl | Pallekele | 16.06.22 |
| No | Player | W | R | I | Team | Opp | Ground | Date |
| 1 | AC Cummins | 4 | 33 | 2 | Win | Srl | Col- RPS | 16.12.93 |
| 2 | Saiful Islam | 4 | 36 | 1 | Ban | Srl | Sharjah | 06.04.95 |
| 3 | OD Gibson | 4 | 35 | 1 | Win | Srl | Sharjah | 20.10.95 |
| 4 | OD Gibson | 5 | 40 | 1 | Win | Srl | Perth | 14.01.96 |
| 5 | Waqar Younis | 4 | 62 | 1 | Pak | Srl | Singapore | 02.04.96 |
| 6 | Wasim Akram | 4 | 42 | 1 | Pak | Srl | Sharjah | 08.11.96 |
| 7 | Saqlain Mushtaq | 4 | 53 | 1 | Paj | Srl | Kolkata | 27.05.97 |
| 8 | A Kuruvilla | 4 | 43 | 1 | Ind | Srl | Col- SSC | 24.08.97 |
| 9 | Wasim Akram | 4 | 43 | 1 | Pak | Srl | Benoni | 15.04.98 |
| 10 | Azhar Mahmood | 4 | 40 | 1 | Pak | Srl | Visakhapatnam | 27.03.99 |
| 11 | GJ Whittall | 4 | 35 | 1 | Zim | Srl | Bulawayo | 12.12.99 |
| 12 | HK Olonga | 4 | 51 | 1 | Zim | Srl | Harare | 15.12.99 |
| 13 | Abdul Razzaq | 4 | 36 | 1 | Pak | Srl | Lahore | 19.02.00 |
| 14 | HH Streak | 4 | 59 | 1 | Zim | Srl | Sharjah | 30.10.01 |
| 15 | MP Vaughan | 4 | 22 | 1 | Eng | Srl | Manchester | 07.07.02 |
| 16 | MJ Clarke | 5 | 35 | 1 | Aus | Srl | Dambulla | 22.02.04 |
| 17 | Khurram Khan | 4 | 32 | 1 | UAE | Srl | Dambulla | 17.07.04 |
| 18 | A Nehra | 6 | 59 | 1 | Ind | Srl | Col- RPS | 09.08.05 |
| 19 | MM Patel | 4 | 49 | 1 | Ind | Srl | Rajkot | 11.02.07 |
| 20 | SI Mahmood | 4 | 50 | 1 | Eng | Srl | N Sound | 04.04.07 |
| 21 | NW Bracken | 4 | 29 | 1 | Aus | Srl | Melbourne | 29.02.08 |
| 22 | Sohail Tanvir | 5 | 48 | 1 | Pak | Srl | Karachi | 29.06.08 |
| 23 | T Mupariwa | 4 | 39 | 1 | Zim | Srl | Harare | 24.11.08 |
| 24 | Umar Gul | 4 | 58 | 1 | Pak | Srl | Karachi | 21.01.09 |
| 25 | KD Mills | 4 | 41 | 2 | NZl | Srl | Dambulla | 13.08.10 |
| 26 | XJ Doherty | 4 | 46 | 2 | Aus | Srl | Melbourne | 03.11.10 |
| 27 | SJ Benn | 4 | 38 | 1 | Win | Srl | Col- SSC | 06.02.11 |
| 28 | CB Mpofu | 4 | 62 | 1 | Zim | Srl | Pallekele | 10.03.11 |
| 29 | DE Bollinger | 4 | 42 | 1 | Aus | Srl | Hambantota | 16.08.11 |
| 30 | JL Pattinson | 4 | 51 | 1 | Aus | Srl | Melbourne | 02.03.12 |
| 31 | DT Christian | 5 | 31 | 1 | Aus | Srl | Melbourne | 02.03.12 |
| 32 | KAJ Roach | 4 | 27 | 1 | Win | Srl | Port of Spain | 07.07.13 |
| 33 | HF Gurney | 4 | 55 | 1 | Eng | Srl | Lord’s | 31.05.14 |
| 34 | R McLaren | 4 | 48 | 1 | RSA | Srl | Pallekele | 09.07.14 |
| 35 | Wahab Riaz | 4 | 65 | 1 | Pak | Srl | Hambantota | 26.08.14 |
| 36 | Rubel Hossain | 4 | 46 | 1 | Ban | Srl | Mirpur | 27.01.18 |
| 37 | Mohd Nabi | 4 | 30 | 1 | Afg | Srl | Cardiff | 04.06.19 |
| 38 | SS Cottrell | 4 | 67 | 1 | Win | Srl | Hambantota | 26.02.20 |
| 39 | AS Joseph | 4 | 65 | 1 | Win | Srl | Pallekele | 01.03.20 |
| 40 | Taskin Ahmed | 4 | 46 | 1 | Ban | Srl | Mirpur | 28.05.21 |
| 41 | PJ Cummins | 4 | 35 | 1 | Aus | Srl | Pallekele | 16.06.22 |