KC Sangakkara’s 137 in the second innings of Sri Lanka in the test match against India at Mumbai {BS} was in a losing cause providing the 70^th occasion of a captain’s hundred going in vain in the annals of test cricket. All the 70 occasions are listed below

No	Captains	Runs	Inns	Team	Opp	Ground	Mon	Year
1	WL Murdoch	153*	3	Aus	Eng	The Oval	Sep	1880
2	GHS Trott	143	3	Aus	Eng	Lord’s	Jun	1896
3	MA Noble	133	1	Aus	Eng	Sydney	Dec	1903
4	HW Taylor	109	1	SAF	Eng	Durban	Dec	1913
5	HW Taylor	102	4	SAF	Eng	Durban	Feb	1923
6	J Ryder	112	1	Aus	Eng	Melbourne	Dec	1928
7	APF Chapman	121	3	Eng	Aus	Lord’s	Jun	1930
8	A Melville	117	2	SAF	Eng	Lord’s	Jun	1947
9	AD Nourse	114	3	SAF	Eng	Cape Town	Dec	1949
10	JB Stollmeyer	104	4	Win	Aus	Sydney	Jan	1952
11	GO Rabone	107	2	NZl	SAF	Durban	Dec	1953
12	PBH May	117	3	Eng	SAF	Manchester	Jul	1955
13	PBH May	113	1	Eng	Aus	Melbourne	Dec	1958
14	JR Reid	142	3	NZl	SAF	Jo’burg	Feb	1962
15	Javed Burki	101	3	Pak	Eng	Lord’s	Jun	1962
16	JR Reid	100	3	NZl	Eng	Christchurch	Mar	1963
17	MAK Pataudi	128*	2	Ind	Aus	Chennai	Oct	1964
18	JR Reid	128	1	NZl	Pak	Karachi	Apr	1965
19	MAK Pataudi	148	3	Ind	Eng	Leeds	Jun	1967
20	WM Lawry	135	2	Aus	Eng	The Oval	Aug	1968
21	WM Lawry	105	2	Aus	Win	Brisbane	Dec	1968
22	GS Sobers	113	4	Win	Aus	Sydney	Feb	1969
23	BE Congdon	176	4	NZl	Eng	Nottingham	Jun	1973
24	CH Lloyd	102	3	Win	Aus	Melbourne	Dec	1975
25	AW Greig	116	2	Eng	Win	Leeds	Jul	1976
26	GS Chappell	112	3	Aus	Eng	Manchester	Jul	1977
27	GN Yallop	102	3	Aus	Eng	Brisbane	Dec	1978
28	GN Yallop	121	1	Aus	Eng	Sydney	Feb	1979
29	SM Gavaskar	127*	3	Ind	Pak	Faisalabad	Jan	1983
30	AR Border	152*	3	Aus	NZl	Brisbane	Nov	1985
31	DB Vengsarkar	102	3	Ind	Win	Delhi	Nov	1987
32	DI Gower	106	3	Eng	Aus	Lord’s	Jun	1989
33	AJ Lamb	119	2	Eng	Win	Bridgetown	Apr	1990
34	M Azharuddin	121	2	Ind	Eng	Lord’s	Jul	1990
35	MD Crowe	108*	3	NZl	Pak	Lahore	Oct	1990
36	DL Haynes	117	1	Win	Pak	Karachi	Nov	1990
37	M Azharuddin	106	4	Ind	Aus	Adelaide	Jan	1992
38	A Ranatunga	127	2	Srl	Aus	Col-SSC	Aug	1992
39	MD Crowe	107	3	NZl	Srl	Col-SSC	Dec	1992
40	GA Gooch	133	4	Eng	Aus	Manchester	Jun	1993
41	MA Atherton	144	1	Eng	Win	Georgetown	Mar	1994
42	RBRichardson	100	1	Win	Aus	Kingston	Apr	1995
43	SRTendulkar	169	2	Ind	SAF	Cape Town	Jan	1997
44	MA Taylor	129	3	Aus	Eng	Birmingham	Jun	1997
45	WJ Cronje	126	1	SAF	Eng	Nottingham	Jul	1998
46	MAzharuddin	103*	1	Ind	NZl	Wellington	Dec	1998
47	SR Waugh	100	1	Aus	Win	Kingston	Mar	1999
48	SR Waugh	199	1	Aus	Win	Bridgetown	Mar	1999
49	BC Lara	100	2	Win	Aus	St John’s	Apr	1999
50	A Flower	129	3	Zinm	Srk	Harare	Nov	1999
51	SRTendulkar	116	2	Ind	Aus	Melbourne	Dec	1999
52	A Flower	113*	2	Zim	Win	Trinidad	Mar	2000
53	SR Waugh	110	1	Aus	Ind	Kolkata	Mar	2001
54	N Hussain	110	3	Eng	Ind	Leeds	Aug	2002
55	SR Waugh	102	2	Aus	Eng	Sydney	Jan	2003
56	BC Lara	110	3	Win	Aus	Georgetown	Apr	2003
57	BC Lara	122	4	Win	Aus	Trinidad	Apr	2003
58	BC Lara	202	2	Win	SAF	Jo’burg	Dec	2003
59	SP Fleming	117	1	NZl	Eng	Nottingham	Jun	2004
60	Moh Yousuf	111	1	Pak	Aus	Melbourne	Dec	2004
61	METrescothick	193	2	Eng	Pak	Multan	Nov	2005
62	BC Lara	122	3	Win	Pak	Lahore	Nov	2006
63	MohdAshraful	129*	3	Ban	Srl	Col-PSS	Jul	2007
64	MP Vaughan	124	3	Eng	Ind	Nottingham	Jul	2007
65	MJayawardene	104	2	Srl	Aus	Hobart	Nov	2007
66	RT Ponting	101	1	Aus	SAF	Melbourne	Dec	2008
67	MohdAshraful	101	4	Ban	Srl	Mirpur	Dec	2008
68	DL Vettori	118	1	NZl	Ind	Hamilton	Mar	2009
69	DL Vettori	140	4	NZl	Srl	Col-SSC	Aug	2009
70	KCSangakkara	137	3	Srl	Ind	Mum-BS	Dec	2009

KC Sangakkara’s 137 which went in vain provide the fifth occasion of a captain’s hundred going in vain against India. Other captains to witness their hundreds in a losing cause against India are – SR Waugh of Australia, N Hussain of England. MP Vaughan of England and DL Vettori of New Zealand

No	Captains	Runs	Inns	Team	Opp	Ground	Mon	Year
1	SR Waugh	110	1	Aus	Ind	Kolkata	Mar	2001
2	N Hussain	110	3	Eng	Ind	Leeds	Aug	2002
3	MP Vaughan	124	3	Eng	Ind	Nottingham	Jul	2007
4	DL Vettori	118	1	NZl	Ind	Hamilton	Mar	2009
5	KCSangakkara	137	3	Srl	Ind	Mum-BS	Dec	2009

KC Sangakkara became the third Sri Lankan captain to witness his hundred to go in vain after A Ranatunga and M Jayawardene

No	Captains	Runs	Inns	Team	Opp	Ground	Mon	Year
1	A Ranatunga	127	2	Srl	Aus	Col/SSC	Aug	1992
2	MJayawardene	104	2	Srl	Aus	Hobart	Nov	2007
3	KCSangakkara	137	3	Srl	Ind	Mum/BS	Dec	2009

BC Lara of West Indies remains the only captain in the annals of test cricket to witness five of his hundred going in vain. SR Waugh of Australia has seen four of his hundreds in a losing cause

No	Captains	Runs	Inns	Team	Opp	Ground	Mon	Year
1	BC Lara	100	2	Win	Aus	St John’s	Apr	1999
2	BC Lara	110	3	Win	Aus	Georgetown	Apr	2003
3	BC Lara	122	4	Win	Aus	Trinidad	Apr	2003
4	BC Lara	202	2	Win	SAF	Jo’burg	Dec	2003
5	BC Lara	122	3	Win	Pak	Lahore	Nov	2006
1	SRWaugh	100	1	Aus	Win	Kingston	Mar	1999
2	SRWaugh	199	1	Aus	Win	Bridgetown	Mar	1999
3	SRWaugh	110	1	Aus	Ind	Kolkata	Mar	2001
4	SRWaugh	102	2	Aus	Eng	Sydney	Jan	2003

The following are the seven captains whose scores of 150 plus have gone in vain. BC Lara of West Indies remains the only captain to witness a double hundred of his in a losing cause. His 202 against South Africa at Jo’burg in Dec 2003 could not win the test for his team West Indies

No	Captains	Runs	Inns	Team	Opp	Ground	Mon	Year
1	BC Lara	202	2	Win	SAF	Jo’burg	Dec	2003
2	SR Waugh	199	1	Aus	Win	Bridgetown	Mar	1999
3	METrescothick	193	2	Eng	Pak	Multan	Nov	2005
4	BE Congdon	176	4	NZl	Eng	Nottingham	Jun	1973
5	SRTendulkar	169	2	Ind	SAF	Cape Town	Jan	1997
6	WL Murdoch	153*	3	Aus	Eng	The Oval	Sep	1880
7	AR Border	152*	3	Aus	NZl	Brisbane	Nov	1985

The following captains have scored hundred in the fourth innings of the test only to witness their team lose the test match

No	Captains	Runs	Inns	Team	Opp	Ground	Mon	Year
1	HW Taylor	102	4	SAF	Eng	Durban	Feb	1923
2	JB Stollmeyer	104	4	Win	Aus	Sydney	Jan	1952
3	GS Sobers	113	4	Win	Aus	Sydney	Feb	1969
4	BE Congdon	176	4	NZl	Eng	Nottingham	Jun	1973
5	M Azharuddin	106	4	Ind	Aus	Adelaide	Jan	1992
6	GA Gooch	133	4	Eng	Aus	Manchester	Jun	1993
7	BC Lara	122	4	Win	Aus	Trinidad	Apr	2003
8	MohdAshraful	101	4	Ban	Srl	Mirpur	Dec	2008
9	DL Vettori	140	4	NZl	Srl	Col-SSC	Aug	2009