SPD Smith’s 119 went in vain against Sri Lanka at Col-SSC as Sri Lanka won the test by 163 runs. It provides the 81^st occasion of a captain’s century going in vain in the annals of test cricket. It also provides the 19^th occasion of an Australian captain’s century in a losing cause and SPD Smith became the first Australian captain to witness his century going in vain in a test against Sri Lanka. All the nineteen occasions are listed below

No	Player	Runs	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	WL Murdoch	153*	v England	The Oval	06 Sep 1880
2	GHS Trott	143	v England	Lord’s	22 Jun 1896
3	MA Noble	133	v England	Sydney	11 Dec 1903
4	J Ryder	112	v England	Melbourne	29 Dec 1928
5	WM Lawry	135	v England	The Oval	22 Aug 1968
6	WM Lawry	105	v West Indies	Brisbane	06 Dec 1968
7	GS Chappell	112	v England	Manchester	07 Jul 1977
8	GN Yallop	102	v England	Brisbane	01 Dec 1978
9	GN Yallop	121	v England	Sydney	10 Feb 1979
10	AR Border	152*	v New Zealand	Brisbane	08 Nov 1985
11	MA Taylor	129	v England	Birmingham	05 Jun 1997
12	SR Waugh	100	v West Indies	Kingston	13 Mar 1999
13	SR Waugh	199	v West Indies	Bridgetown	26 Mar 1999
14	SR Waugh	110	v India	Kolkata	11 Mar 2001
15	SR Waugh	102	v England	Sydney	02 Jan 2003
16	RT Ponting	101	v South Africa	Melbourne	26 Dec 2008
17	MJ Clarke	151	v South Africa	Cape Town	09 Nov 2011
18	MJ Clarke	130	v India	Chennai	22 Feb 2013
19	SPD Smith	119	v Sri Lanka	Col-SSC	13 Aug 2016

SPD Smith’s 119 which went in vain against Sri Lanks at Col-SSC provides the seventh occasion of a captain’s century in a losing cause in a test against Sri Lanka. All the seven such occasions are listed below. MD Crowe {107}, DL Vettori {140} and SPD Smith {119] are the three captains to witness there centuries going in vain against Sri Lanka at Col-SSC

No	Player	Runs	Inns	Team	Oppn	Ground	Start Date
1	MD Crowe	107	3	NZl	Srl	Col-SSC	06 Dec 1992
2	A Flower	129	3	Zim	Srl	Harare	26 Nov 1999
3	Mohd Ashraful	129*	3	Ban	Srl	Col-PSS	03 Jul 2007
4	Mohd Ashraful	101	4	Ban	Srl	Dhaka	26 Dec 2008
5	DL Vettori	140	4	NZl	Srl	Col-SSC	26 Aug 2009
6	V Kohli	103	2	Ind	Srl	Galle	12 Aug 2015
7	SPD Smith	119	2	Aus	Srl	Col-SSC	13 Aug 2016