AD Mathew’s 102 went in vain as India won the second test against Sri Lanka at Col-PSS by an innings and 278 runs to provide the 86^th occasion of a captain’s hundred in a losing cause in the annals of test cricket.  All such occasions are listed belo

No	Player	Runs	Inns	Team	Oppn	Ground	Start Date
1	WL Murdoch	153*	3	Aus	Eng	The Oval	06 Sep 1880
2	GHS Trott	143	3	Aus	Eng	Lord’s	22 Jun 1896
3	MA Noble	133	1	Aus	Eng	Sydney	11 Dec 1903
4	HW Taylor	109	1	SAF	Eng	Durban	13 Dec 1913
5	HW Taylor	102	4	SAF	Eng	Durban	16 Feb 1923
6	J Ryder	112	1	Aus	Eng	Melbourne	29 Dec 1928
7	APF Chapman	121	3	Eng	Aus	Lord’s	27 Jun 1930
8	A Melville	117	2	SAF	Eng	Lord’s	21 Jun 1947
9	AD Nourse	114	3	SAF	Aus	Cape Town	31 Dec 1949
0	JB Stollmeyer	104	4	Win	Aus	Sydney	25 Jan 1952
11	GO Rabone	107	2	NZl	SAF	Durban	11 Dec 1953
12	PBH May	117	3	Eng	SAF	Manchester	07 Jul 1955
13	PBH May	113	1	Eng	Aus	Melbourne	31 Dec 1958
14	JR Reid	142	3	NZl	SAF	Johannesburg	2 Feb 1962
15	Javed Burki	101	3	Pak	Eng	Lord’s	21 Jun 1962
16	JR Reid	100	3	NZl	Eng	Christchurch	15 Mar 1963
17	MAK Pataudi	128*	2	Ind	Aus	Chennai	02 Oct 1964
18	JR Reid	128	1	NZl	Pak	Karachi	09 Apr 1965
19	MAK Pataudi	148	3	Ind	Eng	Leeds	08 Jun 1967
20	WM Lawry	135	2	Aus	Eng	The Oval	22 Aug 1968
21	WM Lawry	105	2	Aus	Win	Brisbane	06 Dec 1968
22	GS Sobers	113	4	Win	Aus	Sydney	14 Feb 1969
23	BE Congdon	176	4	NZl	Eng	Nottingham	07 Jun 1973
24	CH Lloyd	102	3	Win	Aus	Melbourne	26 Dec 1975
25	AW Greig	116	2	Eng	Win	Leeds	22 Jul 1976
26	GS Chappell	112	3	Aus	Eng	Manchester	07 Jul 1977
27	GN Yallop	102	3	Aus	Eng	Brisbane	01 Dec 1978
28	GN Yallop	121	1	Aus	Eng	Sydney	10 Feb 1979
29	SM Gavaskar	127*	3	Ind	Pak	Faisalabad	03 Jan 1983
30	AR Border	152*	3	Aus	NZl	Brisbane	08 Nov 1985
31	DB Vengsarkar	102	3	Ind	Win	Delhi	25 Nov 1987
32	DI Gower	106	3	Eng	Aus	Lord’s	22 Jun 1989
33	AJ Lamb	119	2	Eng	Win	Bridgetown	05 Apr 1990
34	M Azharuddin	121	2	Ind	Eng	Lord’s	26 Jul 1990
35	MD Crowe	108*	3	NZl	Pak	Lahore	18 Oct 1990
36	DL Haynes	117	1	Win	Pak	Karachi	15 Nov 1990
37	M Azharuddin	106	4	Ind	Aus	Adelaide	25 Jan 1992
38	A Ranatunga	127	2	Srl	Aus	Col-SSC	17 Aug 1992
39	MD Crowe	107	3	NZl	Srl	Col-SSC	06 Dec 1992
40	GA Gooch	133	4	Eng	Aus	Manchester	03 Jun 1993
41	MA Atherton	144	1	Eng	Win	Georgetown	17 Mar 1994
42	RB Richardson	100	1	Win	Aus	Kingston	29 Apr 1995
43	SR Tendulkar	169	2	Ind	SAF	Cape Town	02 Jan 1997
44	MA Taylor	129	3	Aus	Eng	Birmingham	05 Jun 1997
45	WJ Cronje	126	1	SAF	Eng	Nottingham	23 Jul 1998
46	M Azharuddin	103*	1	Ind	NZl	Wellington	26 Dec 1998
47	SR Waugh	100	1	Aus	Win	Kingston	13 Mar 1999
48	SR Waugh	199	1	Aus	Win	Bridgetown	26 Mar 1999
49	BC Lara	100	2	Win	Aus	St John’s	03 Apr 1999
50	A Flower	129	3	Win	Srl	Harare	26 Nov 1999
51	SR Tendulkar	116	2	Ind	Aus	Melbourne	26 Dec 1999
52	A Flower	113*	2	Zim	Win	Port of Spain	16 Mar 2000
53	SR Waugh	110	1	Aus	Ind	Kolkata	11 Mar 2001
54	N Hussain	110	3	Eng	Ind	Leeds	22 Aug 2002
55	SR Waugh	102	2	Aus	Eng	Sydney	02 Jan 2003
56	BC Lara	110	3	Win	Aus	Georgetown	10 Apr 2003
57	BC Lara	122	4	Win	Aus	Port of Spain	19 Apr 2003
58	BC Lara	202	2	Win	SAF	Johannesburg	12 Dec 2003
59	SP Fleming	117	1	NZl	Eng	Nottingham	10 Jun 2004
60	Mohd Yousuf	111	1	Pak	Aus	Melbourne	26 Dec 2004
61	ME Trescothick	193	2	Eng	Pak	Multan	12 Nov 2005
62	BC Lara	122	3	Win	Pak	Lahore	11 Nov 2006
63	Mohd Ashraful	129*	3	Ban	Srl	Col-PSS	03 Jul 2007
64	MP Vaughan	124	3	Eng	Ind	Nottingham	27 Jul 2007
65	M Jayawardene	104	2	Srl	Aus	Hobart	16 Nov 2007
66	RT Ponting	101	1	Aus	SAF	Melbourne	26 Dec 2008
67	Mohd Ashraful	101	4	Ban	Srl	Dhaka	26 Dec 2008
68	DL Vettori	118	1	NZl	Ind	Hamilton	18 Mar 2009
69	DL Vettori	140	4	NZl	Srl	Col-SSC	26 Aug 2009
70	KC Sangakkara	137	3	Srl	Ind	Mum-BS	02 Dec 2009
71	CH Gayle	102	2	Win	Aus	Perth	16 Dec 2009
72	Shakib Al Hasan	100	4	Ban	NZl	Hamilton	15 Feb 2010
73	BRM Taylor	117	4	Zim	NZl	Bulawayo	01 Nov 2011
74	MJ Clarke	151	1	Aus	SAF	Cape Town	09 Nov 2011
75	M Jayawardene	105	1	Srl	Eng	Col-PSS	03 Apr 2012
76	DJG Sammy	106	1	Win	Eng	Nottingham	25 May 2012
77	LRPL Taylor	113	1	NZl	Ind	Bangalore	31 Aug 2012
78	AN Cook	176	3	Eng	Ind	Ahmedabad	15 Nov 2012
79	MJ Clarke	130	1	Aus	Ind	Chennai	22 Feb 2013
80	Mushfiqur Rahim	116	3	Ban	Win	Kingstown	05 Sep 2014
81	V Kohli	115	2	Ind	Aus	Adelaide	09 Dec 2014
82	V Kohli	141	4	Ind	Aus	Adelaide	09 Dec 2014
83	AN Cook	105	1	Eng	Win	Bridgetown	01 May 2015
84	AD Mathews	122	3	Srl	Pak	Pallekele	03 Jul 2015
85	V Kohli	103	2	Ind	Srl	Galle	12 Aug 2015
86	AD Mathews	102	2	Srl	Ind	Col-PSS	20 Aug 2015

AD Mathew’s 102 went in vain as India won the second test against Sri Lanka at Col-PSS by an innings and 278 runs to provide the sixth occasion of a Sri Lankan captain’s hundred in a losing cause.  All such occasions are listed below

No	Player	Runs	Inns	Team	Oppn	Ground	Start Date
1	A Ranatunga	127	2	Srl	Aus	Col-SSC	17 Aug 1992
2	M Jayawardene	104	2	Srl	Aus	Hobart	16 Nov 2007
3	KC Sangakkara	137	3	Srl	Ind	Mum-BS	02 Dec 2009
4	M Jayawardene	105	1	Srl	Eng	Col-PSS	03 Apr 2012
5	AD Mathews	122	3	Srl	Pak	Pallekele	03 Jul 2015
6	AD Mathews	102	2	Srl	Ind	Col-PSS	20 Aug 2015

AD Mathew’s 102 went in vain as India won the second test against Sri Lanka at Col-PSS by an innings and 278 runs to provide the eighth occasion of a captain’s hundred in a losing cause against India .  All such occasions are listed below

No	Player	Runs	Inns	Team	Oppn	Ground	Start Date
1	N Hussain	110	3	Eng	Ind	Leeds	22 Aug 2002
2	MP Vaughan	124	3	Eng	Ind	Nottingham	27 Jul 2007
3	DL Vettori	118	1	NZl	Ind	Hamilton	18 Mar 2009
4	KC Sangakkara	137	3	Srl	Ind	Mum-BS	02 Dec 2009
5	LRPL Taylor	113	1	NZl	Ind	Bangalore	31 Aug 2012
6	AN Cook	176	3	Eng	Ind	Ahmedabad	15 Nov 2012
7	MJ Clarke	130	1	Aus	Ind	Chennai	22 Feb 2013
8	AD Mathews	102	2	Srl	Ind	Col-PSS	20 Aug 2015