New Zealand batsman R Ravindra scored 92 in the fourth innings of the first test at Galle to provide the 21^st occasion of a New Zealand batsman’s a ninety in a test innings going in vain. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Player	Runs	Inns	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	WA Hadlee	93	02	v England	Manchester	24 Jul 1937
2	NS Harford	93	01	v Pakistan	Lahore	26 Oct 1955
3	RW Anderson	92	03	v Pakistan	Lahore	09 Oct 1976
4	GP Howarth	94	01	v England	The Oval	27 Jul 1978
5	Sir RJ Hadlee	92*	04	v England	Nottingham	25 Aug 1983
6	MJ Greatbatch	90*	01	v India	Hyd-LBS	02 Dec 1988
7	DN Patel	99	02	v England	Christchurch	18 Jan 1992
8	JG Wright	99	03	v England	Christchurch	18 Jan 1992
9	SP Fleming	91	02	v Australia	Brisbane	07 Nov 1997
10	SP Fleming	99	03	v South Africa	Bloemfontein	17 Nov 2000
11	JDP Oram	97	01	v Pakistan	Wellington	26 Dec 2003
12	MH Richardson	93	01	v England	Lord’s	20 May 2004
13	BB McCullum	96	03	v England	Lord’s	20 May 2004
14	SP Fleming	97	01	v England	Leeds	03 Jun 2004
15	LRPL Taylor	97	04	v Pakistan	Wellington	03 Dec 2009
16	DL Vettori	96	01	v Australia	Brisbane	01 Dec 2011
18	KS Williamson	97	03	v Australia	Christchurch	20 Feb 2016
18	MJ Guptill	97	01	v West Indies	North Sound	25 Jul 2012
19	DP Conway	92	04	v South Africa	Christchurch	25 Feb 2022
20	TA Blundell	96	03	v England	Lord’s	02 Jun 2022
21	R Ravindra	92	04	v Sri Lanka	Galle	18 Sep 2024

It also provides the first occasion of a New Zealand batsman’s ninety in a losing cause against Sri Lanka in the fourth innings of a test and also provides the fourth occasion of a New Zealand batsman’s ninety a losing cause against Sri Lanka in the fourth innings of a test. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Player	Runs	Inns	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	RJ Hadlee	92*	04	v England	Nottingham	25 Aug 1983
2	LRPL Taylor	97	04	v Pakistan	Wellington	03 Dec 2009
3	DP Conway	92	04	v South Africa	Christchurch	25 Feb 2022
4	R Ravindra	92	04	v Sri Lanka	Galle	18 Sep 2024