Mushfiqur Rahim’s century in vain
Mushfiqur Rahim’s 127 was in a losing cause at Hyd-RGS
Mushfiqur Rahim’s 127 was in a losing cause in the test between India and Bangladesh at Hyd-RGS to provide the 93rd occasion of a skippers’ century going in vain in the annals of test cricket. It also provided eleventh occasion of a skipper’s century going vain against India. All such occasions are listed below
| No | Player | Runs | Inns | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | SR Waugh | 110 | 1 | Aus | Ind | Kolkata | 11 Mar 2001 |
| 2 | N Hussain | 110 | 3 | Eng | Ind | Leeds | 22 Aug 2002 |
| 3 | MP Vaughan | 124 | 3 | Eng | Ind | Nottingham | 27 Jul 2007 |
| 4 | DL Vettori | 118 | 1 | NZl | Ind | Hamilton | 18 Mar 2009 |
| 5 | KC Sangakkara | 137 | 3 | Srl | Ind | Mumbai (BS) | 02 Dec 2009 |
| 6 | LRPL Taylor | 113 | 1 | NZl | Ind | Bangalore | 31 Aug 2012 |
| 7 | AN Cook | 176 | 3 | Eng | Ind | Ahmedabad | 15 Nov 2012 |
| 8 | MJ Clarke | 130 | 1 | Aus | Ind | Chennai | 22 Feb 2013 |
| 9 | AD Mathews | 102 | 2 | Srl | Ind | Col-PSS | 20 Aug 2015 |
| 10 | AD Mathews | 110 | 4 | Srl | Ind | Col-SSC | 28 Aug 2015 |
| 11 | Mushfiqur Rahim | 127 | 2 | Ban | Ind | Hyd-RGS | 09 Feb 2017 |
Mushfiqur Rahim’s 127 was in a losing cause in the test between India and Bangladesh at Hyd-RGS to provide the sixth occasion of a skipper’s century going vain against India in India. All such occasions are listed below
| No | Player | Runs | Inns | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | SR Waugh | 110 | 1 | Aus | Ind | Kolkata | 11 Mar 2001 |
| 2 | KC Sangakkara | 137 | 3 | Srl | Ind | Mumbai (BS) | 02 Dec 2009 |
| 3 | LRPL Taylor | 113 | 1 | NZl | Ind | Bangalore | 31 Aug 2012 |
| 4 | AN Cook | 176 | 3 | Eng | Ind | Ahmedabad | 15 Nov 2012 |
| 5 | MJ Clarke | 130 | 1 | Aus | Ind | Chennai | 22 Feb 2013 |
| 6 | Mushfiqur Rahim | 127 | 2 | Ban | Ind | Hyd-RGS | 09 Feb 2017 |
Mushfiqur Rahim’s 127 was in a losing cause in the test between India and Bangladesh at Hyd-RGS to provide the fifth occasion of a captain wicket keeper’s century going vain in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are listed below
Mushfiqur Rahim owns the record in this category of statistics as his three centuries have gone in vain. He went past A Flower of Zimbabwe who had witnessed two of his centuries in a losing cause
| No | Player | Runs | Inns | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | A Flower | 129 | 3 | Zim | Srl | Harare | 26 Nov 1999 |
| 2 | A Flower | 113* | 2 | Zim | Win | Port of Spain | 16 Mar 2000 |
| 3 | M Rahim | 116 | 3 | Ban | Srl | Kingstown | 05 Sep 2014 |
| 4 | M Rahim | 159 | 1 | Ban | NZl | Wellington | 12 Jan 2017 |
| 5 | M Rahim | 127 | 2 | Ban | Ind | Hyd-RGS | 09 Feb 2017 |
Mushfiqur Rahim’s 127 was in a losing cause in the test between India and Bangladesh at Hyd-RGS to provide the 29th occasion of a wicket keeper’s century going vain in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are listed below
| No | Player | Runs | Inns | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | LEG Ames | 126 | 2 | Eng | Win | Kingston | 14 Mar 1935 |
| 2 | WW Wade | 125 | 1 | SAF | Eng | Port Elizabeth | 05 Mar 1949 |
| 3 | Imtiaz Ahmed | 122 | 1 | Pak | Win | Kingston | 26 Feb 1958 |
| 4 | APE Knott | 106* | 4 | Eng | Aus | Adelaide | 25 Jan 1975 |
| 5 | APE Knott | 116 | 2 | Eng | Win | Leeds | 22 Jul 1976 |
| 6 | WB Phillips | 120 | 1 | Aus | Win | Bridgetown | 30 Mar 1984 |
| 7 | RC Russell | 128* | 3 | Eng | Aus | Manchester | 27 Jul 1989 |
| 8 | RS Kaluwitharana | 132* | 2 | Srl | Aus | Col-SSC | 17 Aug 1992 |
| 9 | A Flower | 115 | 2 | Zim | Ind | Delhi | 13 Mar 1993 |
| 10 | Moin Khan | 117* | 4 | Pak | Srl | Sialkot | 22 Sep 1995 |
| 11 | RS Kaluwitharana | 103 | 3 | Srl | NZl | Dunedin | 07 Mar 1997 |
| 12 | A Flower | 105* | 3 | Zim | Srl | Col-SSC | 14 Jan 1998 |
| 13 | A Flower | 129 | 3 | Zim | Srl | Harare | 26 Nov 1999 |
| 14 | A Flower | 113* | 2 | Zim | Win | Port of Spain | 16 Mar 2000 |
| 15 | A Flower | 183* | 1 | Zim | Ind | Delhi | 18 Nov 2000 |
| 16 | A Flower | 142 | 2 | Zim | SAF | Harare | 07 Sep 2001 |
| 17 | A Flower | 199* | 3 | Zim | SAF | Harare | 07 Sep 2001 |
| 18 | AC Gilchrist | 133 | 2 | Aus | Eng | Sydney | 02 Jan 2003 |
| 19 | KC Sangakkara | 138 | 3 | Srl | Pak | Karachi | 28 Oct 2004 |
| 20 | Mushfiqur Rahim | 101 | 4 | Ban | Ind | Chittagong | 17 Jan 2010 |
| 21 | BB McCullum | 104 | 3 | NZl | Aus | Wellington | 19 Mar 2010 |
| 22 | HAPW Jayawardene | 112 | 1 | Srl | Eng | Cardiff | 26 May 2011 |
| 23 | D Ramdin | 107 | 1 | Win | NZl | Hamilton | 19 Dec 2013 |
| 24 | Sarfraz Ahmed | 103 | 2 | Pak | Srl | Col-SSC | 14 Aug 2014 |
| 25 | Mushfiqur Rahim | 116 | 3 | Ban | Win | Kingstown | 05 Sep 2014 |
| 26 | RW Chakabva | 101 | 2 | Zim | Ban | Khulna | 03 Nov 2014 |
| 27 | LD Chandimal | 126 | 3 | Srl | Eng | Ch-le-St | 27 May 2016 |
| 28 | Mushfiqur Rahim | 159 | 1 | Ban | NZl | Wellington | 12 Jan 2017 |
| 29 | Mushfiqur Rahim | 127 | 2 | Ban | Ind | Hyd-RGS | 09 Feb 2017 |
A Flower {07} and Mushfiqur Rahim {04} are the two wicket keepers who have witnessed four or more centuries in a losing cause in the annals of test cricket. The performance of these two glovemen are furnished below.
| No | Player | Runs | Inns | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | A Flower | 115 | 2 | Zim | Ind | Delhi | 13 Mar 1993 |
| 2 | A Flower | 105* | 3 | Zim | Srl | Col-SSC | 14 Jan 1998 |
| 3 | A Flower | 129 | 3 | Zim | Srl | Harare | 26 Nov 1999 |
| 4 | A Flower | 113* | 2 | Zim | Win | Port of Spain | 16 Mar 2000 |
| 5 | A Flower | 183* | 1 | Zim | Ind | Delhi | 18 Nov 2000 |
| 6 | A Flower | 142 | 2 | Zim | SAF | Harare | 07 Sep 2001 |
| 7 | A Flower | 199* | 3 | Zim | SAF | Harare | 07 Sep 2001 |
| 1 | Mushfiqur Rahim | 101 | 4 | Ban | Ind | Chittagong | 17 Jan 2010 |
| 2 | Mushfiqur Rahim | 116 | 3 | Ban | Win | Kingstown | 05 Sep 2014 |
| 3 | Mushfiqur Rahim | 159 | 1 | Ban | NZl | Wellington | 12 Jan 2017 |
| 4 | Mushfiqur Rahim | 127 | 2 | Ban | Ind | Hyd-RGS | 09 Feb 2017 |