New Zealand batsmen’s hundred going in vain in one day games
LRPL Taylor’s 112 not out for New Zealand went in vain against Zimbabwe at Harare on 02.08.15 to provide the 31st occasion of a New Zealand batsman’s hundred in a losing cause in one day game against various oppositions. All such occasions are listed below
| No | Player | Runs | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | KJ Wadsworth | 104 | v Australia | Christchurch | 31 Mar 1974 |
| 2 | BA Edgar | 102* | v Australia | Melbourne | 01 Feb 1981 |
| 3 | MJ Greatbatch | 111 | v England | The Oval | 25 May 1990 |
| 4 | KR Rutherford | 108 | v India | Vadodara | 28 Oct 1994 |
| 5 | AC Parore | 108 | v South Africa | Centurion | 11 Dec 1994 |
| 6 | KR Rutherford | 102* | v Sri Lanka | East London | 18 Dec 1994 |
| 7 | CL Cairns | 103 | v India | Pune | 24 Nov 1995 |
| 8 | CZ Harris | 130 | v Australia | Chennai | 11 Mar 1996 |
| 9 | NJ Astle | 104 | v Australia | Napier | 01 Mar 2000 |
| 10 | RG Twose | 103 | v South Africa | Cape Town | 04 Nov 2000 |
| 11 | MS Sinclair | 117 | v Pakistan | Sharjah | 12 Apr 2001 |
| 12 | NJ Astle | 108 | v India | Colombo (SSC) | 02 Aug 2001 |
| 13 | CD McMillan | 105 | v Pakistan | Rawalpindi | 24 Apr 2002 |
| 14 | SB Styris | 141 | v Sri Lanka | Bloemfontein | 10 Feb 2003 |
| 15 | HJH Marshall | 101* | v Pakistan | Faisalabad | 03 Dec 2003 |
| 16 | PG Fulton | 112 | v Sri Lanka | Napier | 08 Jan 2006 |
| 17 | LRPL Taylor | 128* | v Sri Lanka | Napier | 28 Dec 2006 |
| 18 | JDP Oram | 101* | v Australia | Perth | 28 Jan 2007 |
| 19 | SP Fleming | 106 | v England | Brisbane | 06 Feb 2007 |
| 20 | SB Styris | 111* | v Sri Lanka | St George’s | 12 Apr 2007 |
| 21 | GD Elliott | 115 | v Australia | Sydney | 08 Feb 2009 |
| 22 | JD Ryder | 105 | v India | Christchurch | 08 Mar 2009 |
| 23 | KS Williamson | 108 | v Bangladesh | Dhaka | 14 Oct 2010 |
| 24 | LRPL Taylor | 119 | v Zimbabwe | Bulawayo | 25 Oct 2011 |
| 25 | KS Williamson | 100* | v Zimbabwe | Bulawayo | 25 Oct 2011 |
| 26 | LRPL Taylor | 110 | v West Indies | Basseterre | 14 Jul 2012 |
| 27 | LRPL Taylor | 100 | v England | Napier | 20 Feb 2013 |
| 28 | LRPL Taylor | 107* | v Bangladesh | Fatullah | 03 Nov 2013 |
| 29 | LRPL Taylor | 105* | v Pakistan | Dubai (DSC) | 08 Dec 2014 |
| 30 | BB McCullum | 117 | v Sri Lanka | Hamilton | 15 Jan 2015 |
| 31 | LRPL Taylor | 112* | v Zimbabwe | Harare | 02 Aug 2015 |
LRPL Taylor’s 112 not out for New Zealand went in vain against Zimbabwe at Harare on 02.08.15 to provide the seventh occasion of his hundred in a losing cause in one day game against various oppositions. All such occasions are listed below
| No | Player | Runs | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | LRPL Taylor | 128* | v Sri Lanka | Napier | 28 Dec 2006 |
| 2 | LRPL Taylor | 119 | v Zimbabwe | Bulawayo | 25 Oct 2011 |
| 3 | LRPL Taylor | 110 | v West Indies | Basseterre | 14 Jul 2012 |
| 4 | LRPL Taylor | 100 | v England | Napier | 20 Feb 2013 |
| 5 | LRPL Taylor | 107* | v Bangladesh | Fatullah | 03 Nov 2013 |
| 6 | LRPL Taylor | 105* | v Pakistan | Dubai (DSC) | 08 Dec 2014 |
| 7 | LRPL Taylor | 112* | v Zimbabwe | Harare | 02 Aug 2015 |
LRPL Taylor became the fifth batsman in the history of one day internationals to witness seven or more hundreds going in vain. Others are – SR Tendulkar {10}, CH Gayle {09}, KC Sangakkara {07} and BRM Taylor {07}
| No | Player | Team | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | C | F | 0 |
| 1 | SR Tendulkar | Ind | 14 | 14 | 1 | 1743 | 175 | 134.07 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | CH Gayle | Win | 9 | 9 | 1 | 1142 | 152* | 142.75 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | KC Sangakkara | Srl | 7 | 7 | 2 | 809 | 138* | 161.80 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | BRM Taylor | Zim | 7 | 7 | 4 | 863 | 145* | 287.66 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | LRPL Taylor | NZl | 7 | 7 | 4 | 781 | 128* | 260.33 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
The following table lists the batsmen whose hundreds have gone in vain against Zimbabwe in one day games. LRPL is the only batsman to witness two of his hundreds going in vain against Zimbabwe in one day games. His 112 not out which went in vain in today’s game provide the third occasion of a New Zealand batsman’s hundred going in vain against Zimbabwe
| No | Player | Runs | Inns | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | RS Mahanama | 108 | 2 | Srl | Zim | Harare | 05 Nov 1994 |
| 2 | Mehrab Hossain | 101 | 1 | Ban | Zim | Dhaka | 25 Mar 1999 |
| 3 | SL Campbell | 105 | 1 | Win | Zim | Ch-le-St | 16 Jul 2000 |
| 4 | SR Tendulkar | 146 | 1 | Ind | Zim | Jodhpur | 08 Dec 2000 |
| 5 | S Chanderpaul | 127* | 2 | Win | Zim | Harare | 30 Nov 2007 |
| 6 | RG Sharma | 114 | 1 | Ind | Zim | Bulawayo | 28 May 2010 |
| 7 | Mushfiqur Rahim | 101 | 2 | Ban | Zim | Harare | 16 Aug 2011 |
| 8 | LRPL Taylor | 119 | 1 | NZl | Zim | Bulawayo | 25 Oct 2011 |
| 9 | KS Williamson | 100* | 1 | NZl | Zim | Bulawayo | 25 Oct 2011 |
| 10 | Usman Ghani | 118 | 1 | Afg | Zim | Bulawayo | 20 Jul 2014 |
| 11 | LRPL Taylor | 112* | 1 | NZl | Zim | Harare | 02 Aug 2015 |
| No | Player | Runs | Inns | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | LRPL Taylor | 119 | 1 | NZl | Zim | Bulawayo | 25 Oct 2011 |
| 2 | LRPL Taylor | 112* | 1 | NZl | Zim | Harare | 02 Aug 2015 |
| No | Player | Runs | Inns | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | LRPL Taylor | 119 | 1 | NZl | Zim | Bulawayo | 25 Oct 2011 |
| 2 | KS Williamson | 100* | 1 | NZl | Zim | Bulawayo | 25 Oct 2011 |
| 3 | LRPL Taylor | 112* | 1 | NZl | Zim | Harare | 02 Aug 2015 |