NM Lyon’s 8 for 60 in the just concluded test between India and Australia at Bengaluru was in a losing cause providing the 22^nd occasion of a bowler’s eight plus wickets in a test innings going in vain in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are listed below

No	Player	Overs	M	Runs	W	Inns	Team	Oppn	Ground	Start Date
1	GA Lohmann	43.2	18	58	8	1	Eng	Aus	Sydney	29 Jan 1892
2	T Richardson	36.1	07	94	8	2	Eng	Aus	Sydney	26 Feb 1898
3	H Trumble	31.0	13	65	8	2	Aus	Eng	The Oval	11 Aug 1902
4	LC Braund	29.1	06	81	8	1	Eng	Aus	Melbourne	05 Mar 1904
5	AL Valentine	50.0	14	104	8	1	Win	Eng	Manchester	08 Jun 1950
6	SP Gupte	34.3	11	102	9	1	Ind	Win	Kanpur	12 Dec 1958
7	JM Noreiga	49.4	16	95	9	2	Win	Ind	Port of Spain	06 Mar 1971
8	BS Chandrasekhar	41.5	18	79	8	2	Ind	Eng	Delhi	20 Dec 1972
9	MHN Walker	42.2×8	07	143	8	2	Aus	Eng	Melbourne	08 Feb 1975
10	N Kapil Dev	30.3	06	83	9	3	Ind	Win	Ahmedabad	12 Nov 1983
11	IT Botham	27.4	06	103	8	2	Eng	Win	Lord’s	28 Jun 1984
12	GF Lawson	40.0	07	112	8	1	Aus	Win	Adelaide	07 Dec 1984
13	JR Ratnayeke	23.2	05	83	8	2	Srl	Pak	Sialkot	27 Oct 1985
14	NA Foster	46.2	15	107	8	2	Eng	Pak	Leeds	02 Jul 1987
15	MG Hughes	37.0	09	87	8	3	Aus	Win	Perth	02 Dec 1988
16	ARC Fraser	16.1	02	53	8	2	Eng	Win	Port of Spain	05 Feb 1998
17	J Srinath	27.0	06	86	8	3	Ind	Pak	Kolkata	16 Feb 1999
18	PA Strang	51.5	12	109	8	2	Zim	NZl	Bulawayo	12 Sep 2000
19	JJ Krejza	43.5	01	215	8	1	Aus	Ind	Nagpur	06 Nov 2008
20	MG Johnson	24.0	04	61	8	2	Aus	SAF	Perth	17 Dec 2008
21	D Bishoo	13.5	01	49	8	3	Win	Pak	Dubai (DSC)	13 Oct 2016
22	NM Lyon	22.2	04	50	8	1	Aus	Ind	Bengaluru	04 Mar 2017

NM Lyon’s 8 for 60 in the just concluded test between India and Australia at Bengaluru was in a losing cause providing the seventh occasion of an Australian bowler’s eight wickets in an innings going in vain. All such occasions are listed below

No	Player	Overs	M	Runs	W	Inns	Team	Oppn	Ground	Start Date
1	H Trumble	31.0	13	65	8	2	Aus	Eng	The Oval	11 Aug 1902
2	MHN Walker	42.2×8	07	143	8	2	Aus	Eng	Melbourne	08 Feb 1975
3	GF Lawson	40.0	07	112	8	1	Aus	Win	Adelaide	07 Dec 1984
4	MG Hughes	37.0	09	87	8	3	Aus	Win	Perth	02 Dec 1988
5	JJ Krejza	43.5	01	215	8	1	Aus	Ind	Nagpur	06 Nov 2008
6	MG Johnson	24.0	04	61	8	2	Aus	SAF	Perth	17 Dec 2008
7	NM Lyon	22.2	04	50	8	1	Aus	Ind	Bengaluru	04 Mar 2017

It also provides the third occasion of a bowler’s eight plus wickets in a test innings going in vain against India. All the three occasions are listed below

No	Player	Overs	M	Runs	W	Inns	Team	Oppn	Ground	Start Date
1	JM Noreiga	49.4	16	95	9	2	Win	Ind	Port of Spain	06 Mar 1971
2	JJ Krejza	43.5	01	215	8	1	Aus	Ind	Nagpur	06 Nov 2008
3	NM Lyon	22.2	04	50	8	1	Aus	Ind	Bengaluru	04 Mar 2017

It also provides the sixth occasion of a bowler’s eight plus wickets in a test innings going in vain on Indian soil. All the six occasions are listed below

No	Player	Overs	M	Runs	W	Inns	Team	Oppn	Ground	Start Date
1	SP Gupte	34.3	11	102	9	1	Ind	Win	Kanpur	12 Dec 1958
2	BS Chandrasekhar	41.5	18	79	8	2	Ind	Eng	Delhi	20 Dec 1972
3	N Kapil Dev	30.3	06	83	9	3	Ind	Win	Ahmedabad	12 Nov 1983
4	J Srinath	27.0	06	86	8	3	Ind	Pak	Kolkata	16 Feb 1999
5	JJ Krejza	43.5	01	215	8	1	Aus	Ind	Nagpur	06 Nov 2008
6	NM Lyon	22.2	04	50	8	1	Aus	Ind	Bengaluru	04 Mar 2017

NM Lyon became the second visiting bowler to witness eight plus wickets in a losing cause against India in India after JJ Kreza of Australia. JJ Kreza’s 8 for 214 at Nagpur in Nov 2008 was in a losing cause. It is interesting to note that JJ Kreza and NM Lyon are the only two visiting bowlers – both from Australia – to witness their eight wicket haul in an innings going in vain

No	Player	Overs	M	Runs	W	Inns	Team	Oppn	Ground	Start Date
1	JJ Krejza	43.5	01	215	8	1	Aus	Ind	Nagpur	06 Nov 2008
2	NM Lyon	22.2	04	50	8	1	Aus	Ind	Bengaluru	04 Mar 2017