England captain’s centuries in a losing cause in one day internationals
EJG Morgan’s 102 against India at Cuttack on 19.01.17 was in vain to provide the 65th occasion of a captain’s century going in vain in the history of one day internationals. It also provides the sixth occasion of an England captain’s century in a losing cause in one day games. All such occasions are listed below
| No | Player | Runs | Inns | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | N Hussain | 115 | 1 | v India | Lord’s | 13 Jul 2002 |
| 2 | KP Pietersen | 111* | 1 | v India | Cuttack | 26 Nov 2008 |
| 3 | AJ Strauss | 105 | 2 | v West Indies | Providence | 22 Mar 2009 |
| 4 | AN Cook | 119 | 1 | v Sri Lanka | Lord’s | 03 Jul 2011 |
| 5 | EJG Morgan | 121 | 1 | v Australia | Sydney | 16 Jan 2015 |
| 6 | EJG Morgan | 102 | 2 | v India | Cuttack | 19 Jan 2017 |
It also provides the third occasion of an England captain’s century in a losing cause against India in one day games. All the three occasions are listed below
| No | Player | Runs | Inns | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | N Hussain | 115 | 1 | v India | Lord’s | 13 Jul 2002 |
| 2 | KP Pietersen | 111* | 1 | v India | Cuttack | 26 Nov 2008 |
| 3 | EJG Morgan | 102 | 2 | v India | Cuttack | 19 Jan 2017 |
EJG Morgan became the first England captain to witness two of his centuries in a losing cause. Prior to his 102 at Cuttack against India on 19.01.17, his 121 against Australia at Sydney on 16.01.15 had gone in vain
| No | Player | Runs | Inns | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | EJG Morgan | 121 | 1 | v Australia | Sydney | 16 Jan 2015 |
| 2 | EJG Morgan | 102 | 2 | v India | Cuttack | 19 Jan 2017 |
The following table lists the sixteen occasion of captain’s centuries going in vain against India in one day internationals. Inzamam-ul-Haq’s is the only captain to witness two of his centuries in a losing cause against India.
| No | Player | Runs | Inns | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | KR Rutherford | 108 | 1 | NZl | Ind | Vadodara | 28 Oct 1994 |
| 2 | MA Taylor | 105 | 1 | Aus | Ind | Bangalore | 21 Oct 1996 |
| 3 | N Hussain | 115 | 1 | Eng | Ind | Lord’s | 13 Jul 2002 |
| 4 | Inzamam-ul-Haq | 122 | 2 | Pak | Ind | Karachi | 13 Mar 2004 |
| 5 | Inzamam-ul-Haq | 123 | 1 | Pak | Ind | Lahore | 21 Mar 2004 |
| 6 | Shoaib Malik | 125* | 1 | Pak | Ind | Karachi | 26 Jun 2008 |
| 7 | KP Pietersen | 111* | 1 | Eng | Ind | Cuttack | 26 Nov 2008 |
| 8 | MJ Clarke | 111* | 1 | Aus | Ind | Visakhapatnam | 20 Oct 2010 |
| 9 | RT Ponting | 104 | 1 | Aus | Ind | Ahmedabad | 24 Mar 2011 |
| 10 | GJ Bailey | 156 | 1 | Aus | Ind | Nagpur | 30 Oct 2013 |
| 11 | Mushfiqur Rahim | 117 | 1 | Ban | Ind | Fatullah | 26 Feb 2014 |
| 12 | AD Mathews | 139* | 1 | Srl | Ind | Ranchi | 16 Nov 2014 |
| 13 | BRM Taylor | 138 | 1 | Zim | Ind | Auckland | 14 Mar 2015 |
| 14 | E Chigumbura | 104* | 2 | Zim | Ind | Harare | 10 Jul 2015 |
| 15 | AB de Villiers | 112 | 2 | SAF | Ind | Chennai | 22 Oct 2015 |
| 16 | EJG Morgan | 102 | 2 | Eng | Ind | Cuttack | 19 Jan 2017 |
Inzamam-ul-Haq, E Chigumbura, AB de Villers and EJG Morgan are the four captains who have witnessed their centuries going in vain while chasing. The performance of these four captains are furnished below
| No | Player | Runs | Inns | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | Inzamam-ul-Haq | 122 | 2 | Pak | Ind | Karachi | 13 Mar 2004 |
| 2 | E Chigumbura | 104* | 2 | Zim | Ind | Harare | 10 Jul 2015 |
| 3 | AB de Villiers | 112 | 2 | SAF | Ind | Chennai | 22 Oct 2015 |
| 4 | EJG Morgan | 102 | 2 | Eng | Ind | Cuttack |
19 Jan 2017 |