MN Samuel’s 125 against Australia on 21.06.16 in the eighth game of the ongoing Tri series in West Indies was in a losing cause to provide the 37^th occasion of a West Indian batsman’s century going in vain in the one day games. All such occasions are listed below

No	Player	Runs	Inns	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	CG Greenidge	103	1	v New Zealand	Christchurch	06 Feb 1980
2	CG Greenidge	102*	2	v Pakistan	Sharjah	18 Oct 1988
3	DL Haynes	107*	1	v Pakistan	Kolkata	01 Nov 1989
4	RB Richardson	122	2	v Pakistan	Sharjah	21 Oct 1991
5	CL Hooper	105	1	v South Africa	Lahore	03 Nov 1997
6	CL Hooper	100*	1	v England	Sharjah	13 Dec 1997
7	BC Lara	110	2	v England	Bridgetown	29 Mar 1998
8	PA Wallace	103	1	v South Africa	Dhaka	01 Nov 1998
9	SL Campbell	105	1	v Zimbabwe	Ch-le-St	16 Jul 2000
10	BC Lara	116*	2	v Australia	Sydney	17 Jan 2001
11	CH Gayle	140	1	v India	Ahmedabad	15 Nov 2002
12	BC Lara	116	1	v Sri Lanka	Bridgetown	08 Jun 2003
13	CH Gayle	152*	1	v South Africa	Johannesburg	04 Feb 2004
14	RR Sarwan	104*	1	v England	Bridgetown	05 May 2004
15	CH Gayle	132	2	v South Africa	Bridgetown	11 May 2005
16	CH Gayle	124	2	v Pakistan	Gros Islet	22 May 2005
17	RS Morton	110*	2	v New Zealand	Napier	01 Mar 2006
18	CH Gayle	123	1	v India	Kingston	18 May 2006
19	CH Gayle	101	1	v England	Ahmedabad	28 Oct 2006
20	DJ Bravo	112*	1	v England	Ahmedabad	28 Oct 2006
21	S Chanderpaul	101	1	v Pakistan	Karachi	16 Dec 2006
22	S Chanderpaul	149*	2	v India	Nagpur	21 Jan 2007
23	S Chanderpaul	127*	2	v Zimbabwe	Harare	30 Nov 2007
24	CH Gayle	113	1	v Pakistan	Abu Dhabi	12 Nov 2008
25	S Chanderpaul	107*	2	v Pakistan	Abu Dhabi	14 Nov 2008
26	CH Gayle	122	2	v Pakistan	Abu Dhabi	16 Nov 2008
27	CH Gayle	135	1	v New Zealand	Napier	13 Jan 2009
28	TM Dowlin	100*	1	v Bangladesh	Roseau	28 Jul 2009
29	KA Pollard	119	2	v India	Chennai	11 Dec 2011
30	KA Pollard	109*	1	v Australia	Sydney	08 Feb 2013
31	J Charles	100	2	v Australia	Melbourne	10 Feb 2013
32	MN Samuels	106*	1	v Pakistan	Gros Islet	21 Jul 2013
33	D Ramdin	128	2	v England	North Sound	05 Mar 2014
34	MN Samuels	112	2	v India	Dharamsala	17 Oct 2014
35	LMP Simmons	102	1	v Ireland	Nelson	16 Feb 2015
36	MN Samuels	110*	1	v Sri Lanka	Pallekele	07 Nov 2015
37	MN Samuels	125	1	v Australia	Bridgetown	21 Jun 2016

MN Samuel’s 125 which went in vain in this game provides the fourth occasion of a West Indian batsman’s century in vain against Australia. It represents the highest score by a West Indian batsman in a losing cause against Australia. The previous best was BC Lara’s 116 not out at Sydney on 17.01.01. MN Samuel’s 125 provides the first century by a West Indian batsman’s century in a losing cause against Australia in West Indies

No	Player	Runs	Inns	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	BC Lara	116*	2	v Australia	Sydney	17 Jan 2001
2	KA Pollard	109*	1	v Australia	Sydney	08 Feb 2013
3	J Charles	100	2	v Australia	Melbourne	10 Feb 2013
4	MN Samuels	125	1	v Australia	Bridgetown	21 Jun 2016

Bridgetown has witnessed most centuries by a West Indian batsman in a losing cause. It has witnessed five centuries going in vain. All the five centuries are listed below

No	Player	Runs	Inns	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	BC Lara	110	2	v England	Bridgetown	29 Mar 1998
2	BC Lara	116	1	v Sri Lanka	Bridgetown	08 Jun 2003
3	RR Sarwan	104*	1	v England	Bridgetown	05 May 2004
4	CH Gayle	132	2	v South Africa	Bridgetown	11 May 2005
5	MN Samuels	125	1	v Australia	Bridgetown	21 Jun 2016

MN Samuel’s 125 which went in vain provides the fourth occasion of his century going in vain. He became the third West Indian batsman to witness four or more centuries in a losing cause. Others are – CH Gayle {09} and S Chanderpaul {04}

No	Player	Runs	Inns	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	CH Gayle	140	1	v India	Ahmedabad	15 Nov 2002
2	CH Gayle	152*	1	v South Africa	Johannesburg	04 Feb 2004
3	CH Gayle	132	2	v South Africa	Bridgetown	11 May 2005
4	CH Gayle	124	2	v Pakistan	Gros Islet	22 May 2005
5	CH Gayle	123	1	v India	Kingston	18 May 2006
6	CH Gayle	101	1	v England	Ahmedabad	28 Oct 2006
7	CH Gayle	113	1	v Pakistan	Abu Dhabi	12 Nov 2008
8	CH Gayle	122	2	v Pakistan	Abu Dhabi	16 Nov 2008
9	CH Gayle	135	1	v New Zealand	Napier	13 Jan 2009
1	MN Samuels	106*	1	v Pakistan	Gros Islet	21 Jul 2013
2	MN Samuels	112	2	v India	Dharamsala	17 Oct 2014
3	MN Samuels	110*	1	v Sri Lanka	Pallekele	07 Nov 2015
4	MN Samuels	125	1	v Australia	Bridgetown	21 Jun 2016
1	S Chanderpaul	101	1	v Pakistan	Karachi	16 Dec 2006
2	S Chanderpaul	149*	2	v India	Nagpur	21 Jan 2007
3	S Chanderpaul	127*	2	v Zimbabwe	Harare	30 Nov 2007
4	S Chanderpaul	107*	2	v Pakistan	Abu Dhabi	14 Nov 2008