Captain’s century in a losing cause in the annals of test cricket
KC Brathwaite’s 110 against Australia at Perth and Babar Azam’s 136 against England at Rawalpindi went in vain to provide the 105th and 106th occasion of a captain’s century going in vain in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below.
| No | Player | Runs | I | Team | Opp | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | WL Murdoch | 153* | 03 | Aus | Eng | The Oval | 06 Sep 1880 |
| 2 | GHS Trott | 143 | 03 | Aus | Eng | Lord’s | 22 Jun 1896 |
| 3 | MA Noble | 133 | 01 | Aus | Eng | Sydney | 11 Dec 1903 |
| 4 | HW Taylor | 109 | 01 | SAF | Eng | Durban | 13 Dec 1913 |
| 5 | HW Taylor | 102 | 04 | SAF | Eng | Durban | 16 Feb 1923 |
| 6 | J Ryder | 112 | 01 | Aus | Eng | Melbourne | 29 Dec 1928 |
| 7 | APF Chapman | 121 | 03 | Eng | Aus | Lord’s | 27 Jun 1930 |
| 8 | A Melville | 117 | 02 | SAF | Eng | Lord’s | 21 Jun 1947 |
| 9 | AD Nourse | 114 | 03 | SAF | Aus | Cape Town | 31 Dec 1949 |
| 10 | JB Stollmeyer | 104 | 04 | Win | Aus | Sydney | 25 Jan 1952 |
| 11 | GO Rabone | 107 | 02 | NZl | SAF | Durban | 11 Dec 1953 |
| 12 | PBH May | 117 | 03 | Eng | SAF | Manchester | 07 Jul 1955 |
| 13 | PBH May | 113 | 01 | Eng | Aus | Melbourne | 31 Dec 1958 |
| 14 | JR Reid | 142 | 03 | NZl | SAF | Johannesburg | 02 Feb 1962 |
| 15 | Javed Burki | 101 | 03 | Pak | Eng | Lord’s | 21 Jun 1962 |
| 16 | JR Reid | 100 | 03 | NZl | Eng | Christchurch | 15 Mar 1963 |
| 17 | MAK Pataudi | 128* | 02 | Ind | Aus | Chennai | 02 Oct 1964 |
| 18 | JR Reid | 128 | 01 | NZl | Pak | Karachi | 09 Apr 1965 |
| 19 | MAK Pataudi | 148 | 03 | Ind | Eng | Leeds | 08 Jun 1967 |
| 20 | WM Lawry | 135 | 02 | Aus | Eng | The Oval | 22 Aug 1968 |
| 21 | WM Lawry | 105 | 02 | Aus | Win | Brisbane | 06 Dec 1968 |
| 22 | GS Sobers | 113 | 04 | Win | Aus | Sydney | 14 Feb 1969 |
| 23 | BE Congdon | 176 | 04 | NZl | Eng | Nottingham | 07 Jun 1973 |
| 24 | CH Lloyd | 102 | 03 | Win | Aus | Melbourne | 26 Dec 1975 |
| 25 | AW Greig | 116 | 02 | Eng | Win | Leeds | 22 Jul 1976 |
| 26 | GS Chappell | 112 | 03 | Aus | Eng | Manchester | 07 Jul 1977 |
| 27 | GN Yallop | 102 | 03 | Aus | Eng | Brisbane | 01 Dec 1978 |
| 28 | GN Yallop | 121 | 01 | Aus | Eng | Sydney | 10 Feb 1979 |
| 29 | SM Gavaskar | 127* | 03 | Ind | Pak | Faisalabad | 03 Jan 1983 |
| 30 | AR Border | 152* | 03 | Aus | NZl | Brisbane | 08 Nov 1985 |
| 31 | DB Vengsarkar | 102 | 03 | Ind | Win | Delhi | 25 Nov 1987 |
| 32 | DI Gower | 106 | 03 | Eng | Aus | Lord’s | 22 Jun 1989 |
| 33 | AJ Lamb | 119 | 02 | Eng | Win | Bridgetown | 05 Apr 1990 |
| 34 | M Azharuddin | 121 | 02 | Ind | Eng | Lord’s | 26 Jul 1990 |
| 35 | MD Crowe | 108* | 03 | NZl | Pak | Lahore | 18 Oct 1990 |
| 36 | DL Haynes | 117 | 01 | Win | Pak | Karachi | 15 Nov 1990 |
| 37 | M Azharuddin | 106 | 04 | Ind | Aus | Adelaide | 25 Jan 1992 |
| 38 | A Ranatunga | 127 | 02 | Srl | Aus | Colombo (SSC) | 17 Aug 1992 |
| 39 | MD Crowe | 107 | 03 | NZl | Srl | Colombo (SSC) | 06 Dec 1992 |
| 40 | GA Gooch | 133 | 04 | Eng | Aus | Manchester | 03 Jun 1993 |
| 41 | MA Atherton | 144 | 01 | Eng | Win | Georgetown | 17 Mar 1994 |
| 42 | RB Richardson | 100 | 01 | Win | Aus | Kingston | 29 Apr 1995 |
| 43 | SR Tendulkar | 169 | 02 | Ind | SAF | Cape Town | 02 Jan 1997 |
| 44 | MA Taylor | 129 | 03 | Aus | Eng | Birmingham | 05 Jun 1997 |
| 45 | WJ Cronje | 126 | 01 | SAF | Eng | Nottingham | 23 Jul 1998 |
| 46 | M Azharuddin | 103* | 01 | Ind | NZl | Wellington | 26 Dec 1998 |
| 47 | SR Waugh | 100 | 01 | Aus | Win | Kingston | 13 Mar 1999 |
| 48 | SR Waugh | 199 | 01 | Aus | Win | Bridgetown | 26 Mar 1999 |
| 49 | BC Lara | 100 | 02 | Win | Aus | St John’s | 03 Apr 1999 |
| 50 | A Flower | 129 | 03 | Zim | Srl | Harare | 26 Nov 1999 |
| 51 | SR Tendulkar | 116 | 02 | Ind | Aus | Melbourne | 26 Dec 1999 |
| 52 | A Flower | 113* | 02 | Zim | Win | Port of Spain | 16 Mar 2000 |
| 53 | SR Waugh | 110 | 01 | Aus | Ind | Eden Gardens | 11 Mar 2001 |
| 54 | N Hussain | 110 | 03 | Eng | Ind | Leeds | 22 Aug 2002 |
| 55 | SR Waugh | 102 | 02 | Aus | Eng | Sydney | 02 Jan 2003 |
| 56 | BC Lara | 110 | 03 | Win | Aus | Georgetown | 10 Apr 2003 |
| 57 | BC Lara | 122 | 04 | Win | Aus | Port of Spain | 19 Apr 2003 |
| 58 | BC Lara | 202 | 02 | Win | SAF | Johannesburg | 12 Dec 2003 |
| 59 | SP Fleming | 117 | 01 | NZl | Eng | Nottingham | 10 Jun 2004 |
| 60 | Mohd Yousuf | 111 | 01 | Pak | Aus | Melbourne | 26 Dec 2004 |
| 61 | ME Trescothick | 193 | 02 | Eng | Pak | Multan | 12 Nov 2005 |
| 62 | BC Lara | 122 | 03 | Win | Pak | Lahore | 11 Nov 2006 |
| 63 | Mohd Ashraful | 129* | 03 | Ban | Srl | Colombo (PSS) | 03 Jul 2007 |
| 64 | MP Vaughan | 124 | 03 | Eng | Ind | Nottingham | 27 Jul 2007 |
| 65 | M Jayawardene | 104 | 02 | Srl | Aus | Hobart | 16 Nov 2007 |
| 66 | RT Ponting | 101 | 01 | Aus | SAF | Melbourne | 26 Dec 2008 |
| 67 | Mohd Ashraful | 101 | 04 | Ban | Srl | Mirpur | 26 Dec 2008 |
| 68 | DL Vettori | 118 | 01 | NZl | Ind | Hamilton | 18 Mar 2009 |
| 69 | DL Vettori | 140 | 04 | NZl | Srl | Colombo (SSC) | 26 Aug 2009 |
| 70 | KC Sangakkara | 137 | 03 | Srl | Ind | Brabourne | 02 Dec 2009 |
| 71 | CH Gayle | 102 | 02 | Win | Aus | Perth | 16 Dec 2009 |
| 72 | Shakib Al Hasan | 100 | 04 | Ban | NZl | Hamilton | 15 Feb 2010 |
| 73 | BRM Taylor | 117 | 04 | Zim | NZl | Bulawayo | 01 Nov 2011 |
| 74 | MJ Clarke | 151 | 01 | Aus | SAF | Cape Town | 09 Nov 2011 |
| 75 | M Jayawardene | 105 | 01 | Srl | Eng | Colombo (PSS) | 03 Apr 2012 |
| 76 | DJG Sammy | 106 | 01 | Win | Eng | Nottingham | 25 May 2012 |
| 77 | LRPL Taylor | 113 | 01 | NZl | Ind | Bengaluru | 31 Aug 2012 |
| 78 | AN Cook | 176 | 03 | Eng | Ind | Ahmedabad | 15 Nov 2012 |
| 79 | MJ Clarke | 130 | 01 | Aus | Ind | Chennai | 22 Feb 2013 |
| 80 | Mushfiqur Rahim | 116 | 03 | Ban | Win | Kingstown | 05 Sep 2014 |
| 81 | V Kohli | 115 | 02 | Ind | Aus | Adelaide | 09 Dec 2014 |
| 82 | V Kohli | 141 | 04 | Ind | Aus | Adelaide | 09 Dec 2014 |
| 83 | AN Cook | 105 | 01 | Eng | Win | Bridgetown | 01 May 2015 |
| 84 | AD Mathews | 122 | 03 | Srl | Pak | Pallekele | 03 Jul 2015 |
| 85 | V Kohli | 103 | 02 | Ind | Srl | Galle | 12 Aug 2015 |
| 86 | AD Mathews | 102 | 02 | Srl | Ind | Colombo (PSS) | 20 Aug 2015 |
| 87 | AD Mathews | 110 | 04 | Srl | Ind | Colombo (SSC) | 28 Aug 2015 |
| 88 | BB McCullum | 145 | 01 | NZl | Aus | Christchurch | 20 Feb 2016 |
| 89 | SPD Smith | 119 | 02 | Aus | Srl | Colombo (SSC) | 13 Aug 2016 |
| 90 | AG Cremer | 102* | 02 | Zim | Srl | Harare | 29 Oct 2016 |
| 91 | F du Plessis | 118* | 01 | SAF | Aus | Adelaide | 24 Nov 2016 |
| 92 | Mushfiqur Rahim | 159 | 01 | Ban | NZl | Wellington | 12 Jan 2017 |
| 93 | Mushfiqur Rahim | 127 | 02 | Ban | Ind | Hyd-RGS | 09 Feb 2017 |
| 94 | SPD Smith | 111 | 01 | Aus | Ind | Dharamsala | 25 Mar 2017 |
| 95 | V Kohli | 153 | 02 | Ind | SAF | Centurion | 13 Jan 2018 |
| 96 | V Kohli | 149 | 02 | Ind | Eng | Birmingham | 01 Aug 2018 |
| 97 | V Kohli | 123 | 02 | Ind | Aus | Perth | 14 Dec 2018 |
| 98 | Mahmudullah | 146 | 03 | Ban | NZl | Hamilton | 28 Feb 2019 |
| 99 | CR Ervine | 107 | 01 | Zim | Ban | Mirpur | 22 Feb 2020 |
| 100 | FDM Karunaratne | 103 | 03 | Srl | SAF | Johannesburg | 03 Jan 2021 |
| 101 | Mominul Haque | 115 | 03 | Ban | Win | Chattogram | 03 Feb 2021 |
| 102 | SC Williams | 151* | 03 | Zim | Afg | Abu Dhabi | 10 Mar 2021 |
| 103 | JE Root | 180* | 02 | Eng | Ind | Lord’s | 12 Aug 2021 |
| 104 | FDM Karunaratne | 107 | 04 | Srl | Ind | Bengaluru | 12 Mar 2022 |
| 105 | KC Brathwaite | 110 | 04 | Win | Aus | Perth | 30 Nov 2022 |
| 106 | Babar Azam | 136 | 02 | Pak | Eng | Rawalpindi | 01 Dec 2022 |
KC Brathwaite’s 110 against Australia at Perth went in vain to provide the 13th of a West Indies captain’s century going in vain in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below.
| No | Player | Runs | I | Team | Opp | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | JB Stollmeyer | 104 | 04 | Win | Aus | Sydney | 25 Jan 1952 |
| 2 | GS Sobers | 113 | 04 | Win | Aus | Sydney | 14 Feb 1969 |
| 3 | CH Lloyd | 102 | 03 | Win | Aus | Melbourne | 26 Dec 1975 |
| 4 | DL Haynes | 117 | 01 | Win | Pak | Karachi | 15 Nov 1990 |
| 5 | RB Richardson | 100 | 01 | Win | Aus | Kingston | 29 Apr 1995 |
| 6 | BC Lara | 100 | 02 | Win | Aus | St John’s | 03 Apr 1999 |
| 7 | BC Lara | 110 | 03 | Win | Aus | Georgetown | 10 Apr 2003 |
| 8 | BC Lara | 122 | 04 | Win | Aus | Port of Spain | 19 Apr 2003 |
| 9 | BC Lara | 202 | 02 | Win | SAF | Johannesburg | 12 Dec 2003 |
| 10 | BC Lara | 122 | 03 | Win | Pak | Lahore | 11 Nov 2006 |
| 11 | CH Gayle | 102 | 02 | Win | Aus | Perth | 16 Dec 2009 |
| 12 | DJG Sammy | 106 | 01 | Win | Eng | Nottingham | 25 May 2012 |
| 13 | KC Brathwaite | 110 | 04 | Win | Aus | Perth | 30 Nov 2022 |
It also provides the ninth occasion of a West Indies captain’s century going in vain against Australia. All such occasions are tabulated below
| No | Player | Runs | I | Team | Opp | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | JB Stollmeyer | 104 | 04 | Win | Aus | Sydney | 25 Jan 1952 |
| 2 | GS Sobers | 113 | 04 | Win | Aus | Sydney | 14 Feb 1969 |
| 3 | CH Lloyd | 102 | 03 | Win | Aus | Melbourne | 26 Dec 1975 |
| 4 | RB Richardson | 100 | 01 | Win | Aus | Kingston | 29 Apr 1995 |
| 5 | BC Lara | 100 | 02 | Win | Aus | St John’s | 03 Apr 1999 |
| 6 | BC Lara | 110 | 03 | Win | Aus | Georgetown | 10 Apr 2003 |
| 7 | BC Lara | 122 | 04 | Win | Aus | Port of Spain | 19 Apr 2003 |
| 8 | CH Gayle | 102 | 02 | Win | Aus | Perth | 16 Dec 2009 |
| 9 | KC Brathwaite | 110 | 04 | Win | Aus | Perth | 30 Nov 2022 |
It also provides the 25th occasion of a captain’s century going in vain against Australia. All such occasions are tabulated below
| No | Player | Runs | I | Team | Opp | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | APF Chapman | 121 | 03 | Eng | Aus | Lord’s | 27 Jun 1930 |
| 2 | AD Nourse | 114 | 03 | SAF | Aus | Cape Town | 31 Dec 1949 |
| 3 | JB Stollmeyer | 104 | 04 | Win | Aus | Sydney | 25 Jan 1952 |
| 4 | PBH May | 113 | 01 | Eng | Aus | Melbourne | 31 Dec 1958 |
| 5 | MAK Pataudi | 128* | 02 | Ind | Aus | Chennai | 02 Oct 1964 |
| 6 | GS Sobers | 113 | 04 | Win | Aus | Sydney | 14 Feb 1969 |
| 7 | CH Lloyd | 102 | 03 | Win | Aus | Melbourne | 26 Dec 1975 |
| 8 | DI Gower | 106 | 03 | Eng | Aus | Lord’s | 22 Jun 1989 |
| 9 | M Azharuddin | 106 | 04 | Ind | Aus | Adelaide | 25 Jan 1992 |
| 10 | A Ranatunga | 127 | 02 | Srl | Aus | Colombo (SSC) | 17 Aug 1992 |
| 11 | GA Gooch | 133 | 04 | Eng | Aus | Manchester | 03 Jun 1993 |
| 12 | RB Richardson | 100 | 01 | Win | Aus | Kingston | 29 Apr 1995 |
| 13 | BC Lara | 100 | 02 | Win | Aus | St John’s | 03 Apr 1999 |
| 14 | SR Tendulkar | 116 | 02 | Ind | Aus | Melbourne | 26 Dec 1999 |
| 15 | BC Lara | 110 | 03 | Win | Aus | Georgetown | 10 Apr 2003 |
| 16 | BC Lara | 122 | 04 | Win | Aus | Port of Spain | 19 Apr 2003 |
| 17 | Mohd Yousuf | 111 | 01 | Pak | Aus | Melbourne | 26 Dec 2004 |
| 18 | M Jayawardene | 104 | 02 | Srl | Aus | Hobart | 16 Nov 2007 |
| 19 | CH Gayle | 102 | 02 | Win | Aus | Perth | 16 Dec 2009 |
| 20 | V Kohli | 115 | 02 | Ind | Aus | Adelaide | 09 Dec 2014 |
| 21 | V Kohli | 141 | 04 | Ind | Aus | Adelaide | 09 Dec 2014 |
| 22 | BB McCullum | 145 | 01 | NZl | Aus | Christchurch | 20 Feb 2016 |
| 23 | F du Plessis | 118* | 01 | SAF | Aus | Adelaide | 24 Nov 2016 |
| 24 | V Kohli | 123 | 02 | Ind | Aus | Perth | 14 Dec 2018 |
| 25 | KC Brathwaite | 110 | 04 | Win | Aus | Perth | 30 Nov 2022 |
Babar Azam’s 136 against England at Rawalpindi went in vain to provide the third occasion of a Pakistan captain’s century going in vain in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below.
| No | Player | Runs | I | Team | Opp | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | Javed Burki | 101 | 03 | Pak | Eng | Lord’s | 21 Jun 1962 |
| 2 | Mohd Yousuf | 111 | 01 | Pak | Aus | Melbourne | 26 Dec 2004 |
| 3 | Babar Azam | 136 | 02 | Pak | Eng | Rawalpindi | 01 Dec 2022 |
It also provides the second occasion of a Pakistan captain’s century going in vain in the annals of test cricket against England. Both such occasions are tabulated below.
| No | Player | Runs | I | Team | Opp | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | Javed Burki | 101 | 03 | Pak | Eng | Lord’s | 21 Jun 1962 |
| 2 | Babar Azam | 136 | 02 | Pak | Eng | Rawalpindi | 01 Dec 2022 |
It also provides the 25th occasion of a captain’s century going in vain in the annals of test cricket against England. All such occasions are tabulated below.
| No | Player | Runs | I | Team | Opp | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | WL Murdoch | 153* | 03 | Aus | Eng | The Oval | 06 Sep 1880 |
| 2 | GHS Trott | 143 | 03 | Aus | Eng | Lord’s | 22 Jun 1896 |
| 3 | MA Noble | 133 | 01 | Aus | Eng | Sydney | 11 Dec 1903 |
| 4 | HW Taylor | 109 | 01 | SAF | Eng | Durban | 13 Dec 1913 |
| 5 | HW Taylor | 102 | 04 | SAF | Eng | Durban | 16 Feb 1923 |
| 6 | J Ryder | 112 | 01 | Aus | Eng | Melbourne | 29 Dec 1928 |
| 7 | A Melville | 117 | 02 | SAF | Eng | Lord’s | 21 Jun 1947 |
| 8 | Javed Burki | 101 | 03 | Pak | Eng | Lord’s | 21 Jun 1962 |
| 9 | JR Reid | 100 | 03 | NZl | Eng | Christchurch | 15 Mar 1963 |
| 10 | MAK Pataudi | 148 | 03 | Ind | Eng | Leeds | 08 Jun 1967 |
| 11 | WM Lawry | 135 | 02 | Aus | Eng | The Oval | 22 Aug 1968 |
| 12 | BE Congdon | 176 | 04 | NZl | Eng | Nottingham | 07 Jun 1973 |
| 13 | GS Chappell | 112 | 03 | Aus | Eng | Manchester | 07 Jul 1977 |
| 14 | GN Yallop | 102 | 03 | Aus | Eng | Brisbane | 01 Dec 1978 |
| 15 | GN Yallop | 121 | 01 | Aus | Eng | Sydney | 10 Feb 1979 |
| 16 | M Azharuddin | 121 | 02 | Ind | Eng | Lord’s | 26 Jul 1990 |
| 17 | MA Taylor | 129 | 03 | Aus | Eng | Birmingham | 05 Jun 1997 |
| 18 | WJ Cronje | 126 | 01 | SAF | Eng | Nottingham | 23 Jul 1998 |
| 19 | SR Waugh | 102 | 02 | Aus | Eng | Sydney | 02 Jan 2003 |
| 20 | SP Fleming | 117 | 01 | NZl | Eng | Nottingham | 10 Jun 2004 |
| 21 | M Jayawardene | 105 | 01 | Srl | Eng | Colombo (PSS) | 03 Apr 2012 |
| 22 | DJG Sammy | 106 | 01 | Win | Eng | Nottingham | 25 May 2012 |
| 23 | V Kohli | 149 | 02 | Ind | Eng | Birmingham | 01 Aug 2018 |
| 24 | Babar Azam | 136 | 02 | Pak | Eng | Rawalpindi | 01 Dec 2022 |