SL Malinga of Sri Lanka shares the record for most four wicket hauls in losing cause in the history of one day internationals with Saqlain Mushtaq of Pakistan.
SL Malinga’s 4 for 23 against Bangladesh at Dubai-DSC on 15.09.18 was in a losing cause and represents the sixth occasion of Malinga witnessing his four-wicket haul in a one day game going in vain. He now shares the record for most four-wicket hauls in losing cause in the history of one-day internationals with Saqlain Mushtaq of Pakistan. The following table furnishes the six occasions of these two bowlers. SL Malinga became the first medium pace bowler in the history of one-day internationals to witness six occasions of four-wicket hauls in losing cause
| SL MALINGA OF SRI LANKA | ||||||||
| No | Overs | M | Runs | W | Inns | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | 9.0 | 0 | 53 | 4 | 1 | v South Africa | Ahmedabad | 24 Oct 2006 |
| 2 | 9.2 | 0 | 54 | 4 | 2 | v South Africa | Providence | 28 Mar 2007 |
| 3 | 9.4 | 1 | 47 | 4 | 1 | v Australia | Perth | 15 Feb 2008 |
| 4 | 10.0 | 0 | 54 | 5 | 1 | v South Africa | Paarl | 11 Jan 2012 |
| 5 | 10.0 | 2 | 34 | 4 | 2 | v New Zealand | Cardiff | 09 Jun 2013 |
| 6 | 10.0 | 2 | 23 | 4 | 1 | v Bangladesh | Dubai (DSC) | 15 Sep 2018 |
| SAQLAIN MUSHTAQ OF PAKISTAN | ||||||||
| No | Overs | M | Runs | W | Inns | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | 9.4 | 0 | 53 | 4 | 1 | v Sri Lanka | Kolkata | 27 May 1997 |
| 2 | 10.0 | 0 | 45 | 5 | 1 | v India | Toronto | 13 Sep 1997 |
| 3 | 10.0 | 1 | 26 | 4 | 1 | v England | Sharjah | 15 Dec 1997 |
| 4 | 8.0 | 0 | 41 | 4 | 1 | v India | Dhaka | 11 Jan 1998 |
| 5 | 10.0 | 1 | 35 | 5 | 1 | v Bangladesh | Northampton | 31 May 1999 |
| 6 | 10.0 | 0 | 68 | 4 | 1 | v South Africa | Cape Town | 18 Dec 2002 |