Pakistan batsman’s century in a Test innings in a losing cause.

Pakistan batsman’s century in a Test innings in a losing cause.

Babar Azam’s 104 in the just concluded test against Australia at Brisbane was in a losing cause to provide the  59th occasion of a Pakistan batman’s century going in vain. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 Imtiaz Ahmed 122 1 v West Indies Kingston 26 Feb 1958
2 Wazir Mohammad 106 3 v West Indies Kingston 26 Feb 1958
3 Saeed Ahmed 150 1 v West Indies Georgetown 13 Mar 1958
4 Saeed Ahmed 166 3 v Australia Lahore 21 Nov 1959
5 Javed Burki 138 1 v England Lahore 21 Oct 1961
6 Javed Burki 101 3 v England Lord’s 21 Jun 1962
7 Nasim-ul-Ghani 101 3 v England Lord’s 21 Jun 1962
8 Asif Iqbal 146 3 v England The Oval 24 Aug 1967
9 Sadiq Mohammad 137 2 v Australia Melbourne 29 Dec 1972
10 Majid Khan 158 2 v Australia Melbourne 29 Dec 1972
11 Mushtaq Mohammad 121 2 v Australia Sydney 06 Jan 1973
12 Sadiq Mohammad 105 2 v Australia Melbourne 01 Jan 1977
13 Asif Iqbal 135 4 v West Indies Kingston 15 Apr 1977
14 Javed Miandad 129* 1 v Australia Perth 24 Mar 1979
15 Asif Iqbal 134* 3 v Australia Perth 24 Mar 1979
16 Ijaz Ahmed 121 4 v Australia Melbourne 12 Jan 1990
17 Basit Ali 103 1 v New Zealand Christchurch 24 Feb 1994
18 Moin Khan 117* 4 v Sri Lanka Sialkot 22 Sep 1995
19 Mohammad Wasim 109* 4 v New Zealand Lahore 21 Nov 1996
20 Saeed Anwar 145 1 v Australia Rawalpindi 01 Oct 1998
21 Saeed Anwar 119 3 v Australia Brisbane 05 Nov 1999
22 Inzamam-ul-Haq 118 3 v Australia Hobart 18 Nov 1999
23 Ijaz Ahmed 115 3 v Australia Perth 26 Nov 1999
24 Younis Khan 107 3 v Sri Lanka Rawalpindi 26 Feb 2000
25 Mohammad Yousuf 103* 1 v West Indies St John’s 25 May 2000
26 Inzamam-ul-Haq 142 1 v England Karachi 07 Dec 2000
27 Mohammad Yousuf 117 1 v England Karachi 07 Dec 2000
28 Taufeeq Umar 135 2 v South Africa Cape Town 02 Jan 2003
29 Mohammad Yousuf 112 3 v India Multan 28 Mar 2004
30 Mohammad Yousuf 111 1 v Australia Melbourne 26 Dec 2004
31 Salman Butt 108 1 v Australia Sydney 02 Jan 2005
32 Younis Khan 147 2 v India Kolkata 16 Mar 2005
33 Mohammad Yousuf 104 2 v India Kolkata 16 Mar 2005
34 Shahid Afridi 122 4 v West Indies Bridgetown 26 May 2005
35 Younis Khan 173 2 v England Leeds 04 Aug 2006
36 Mohammad Yousuf 192 2 v England Leeds 04 Aug 2006
37 Mohammad Yousuf 128 2 v England The Oval 17 Aug 2006
38 Younis Khan 126 4 v South Africa Karachi 01 Oct 2007
39 Mohammad Yousuf 112 2 v Sri Lanka Galle 04 Jul 2009
40 Fawad Alam 168 3 v Sri Lanka Colombo (PSS) 12 Jul 2009
41 Umar Akmal 129 2 v New Zealand Dunedin 24 Nov 2009
42 Salman Butt 102 2 v Australia Hobart 14 Jan 2010
43 Younis Khan 111 1 v South Africa Cape Town 14 Feb 2013
44 Asad Shafiq 111 1 v South Africa Cape Town 14 Feb 2013
45 Asad Shafiq 130 3 v South Africa Dubai (DSC) 23 Oct 2013
46 Younis Khan 177 1 v Sri Lanka Galle 06 Aug 2014
47 Sarfaraz Ahmed 103 2 v Sri Lanka Colombo (SSC) 14 Aug 2014
48 Mohammad Hafeez 197 1 v New Zealand Sharjah 26 Nov 2014
49 Asad Shafiq 137 3 v New Zealand Sharjah 26 Nov 2014
50 Azhar Ali 117 3 v Sri Lanka Colombo (PSS) 25 Jun 2015
51 Azhar Ali 139 2 v England Birmingham 03 Aug 2016
52 Asad Shafiq 137 4 v Australia Brisbane 15 Dec 2016
53 Azhar Ali 205* 1 v Australia Melbourne 26 Dec 2016
54 Younis Khan 175* 2 v Australia Sydney 03 Jan 2017
55 Azhar Ali 105 2 v West Indies Bridgetown 30 Apr 2017
56 Asad Shafiq 112 4 v Sri Lanka Dubai (DSC) 06 Oct 2017
57 Azhar Ali 134 2 v New Zealand Abu Dhabi 03 Dec 2018
58 Asad Shafiq 104 2 v New Zealand Abu Dhabi 03 Dec 2018
59 Babar Azam 104 3 v Australia Brisbane 21 Nov 2019

It also provides the 19th occasion of a Pakistan batsman’s century in a losing cause against Australia. All such occasions are listed below.

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 Saeed Ahmed 166 3 v Australia Lahore 21 Nov 1959
2 Sadiq Mohammad 137 2 v Australia Melbourne 29 Dec 1972
3 Majid Khan 158 2 v Australia Melbourne 29 Dec 1972
4 Mushtaq Mohammad 121 2 v Australia Sydney 06 Jan 1973
5 Sadiq Mohammad 105 2 v Australia Melbourne 01 Jan 1977
6 Javed Miandad 129* 1 v Australia Perth 24 Mar 1979
7 Asif Iqbal 134* 3 v Australia Perth 24 Mar 1979
8 Ijaz Ahmed 121 4 v Australia Melbourne 12 Jan 1990
9 Saeed Anwar 145 1 v Australia Rawalpindi 01 Oct 1998
10 Saeed Anwar 119 3 v Australia Brisbane 05 Nov 1999
11 Inzamam-ul-Haq 118 3 v Australia Hobart 18 Nov 1999
12 Ijaz Ahmed 115 3 v Australia Perth 26 Nov 1999
13 Mohammad Yousuf 111 1 v Australia Melbourne 26 Dec 2004
14 Salman Butt 108 1 v Australia Sydney 02 Jan 2005
15 Salman Butt 102 2 v Australia Hobart 14 Jan 2010
16 Asad Shafiq 137 4 v Australia Brisbane 15 Dec 2016
17 Azhar Ali 205* 1 v Australia Melbourne 26 Dec 2016
18 Younis Khan 175* 2 v Australia Sydney 03 Jan 2017
19 Babar Azam 104 3 v Australia Brisbane 21 Nov 2019

It also provides the 16th occasion of a Pakistan batsman’s century in the third innings of a test in a losing cause against Australia. All such occasions are listed below.

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 Wazir Mohammad 106 3 v West Indies Kingston 26 Feb 1958
2 Saeed Ahmed 166 3 v Australia Lahore 21 Nov 1959
3 Javed Burki 101 3 v England Lord’s 21 Jun 1962
4 Nasim-ul-Ghani 101 3 v England Lord’s 21 Jun 1962
5 Asif Iqbal 146 3 v England The Oval 24 Aug 1967
6 Asif Iqbal 134* 3 v Australia Perth 24 Mar 1979
7 Saeed Anwar 119 3 v Australia Brisbane 05 Nov 1999
8 Inzamam-ul-Haq 118 3 v Australia Hobart 18 Nov 1999
9 Ijaz Ahmed 115 3 v Australia Perth 26 Nov 1999
10 Younis Khan 107 3 v Sri Lanka Rawalpindi 26 Feb 2000
11 Mohammad Yousuf 112 3 v India Multan 28 Mar 2004
12 Fawad Alam 168 3 v Sri Lanka Colombo (PSS) 12 Jul 2009
13 Asad Shafiq 130 3 v South Africa Dubai (DSC) 23 Oct 2013
14 Asad Shafiq 137 3 v New Zealand Sharjah 26 Nov 2014
15 Azhar Ali 117 3 v Sri Lanka Colombo (PSS) 25 Jun 2015
16 Babar Azam 104 3 v Australia Brisbane 21 Nov 2019

It also provides the sixth occasion of a Pakistan batsman’s century in the third innings of a test in a losing cause against Australia. All such occasions are listed below.

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 Saeed Ahmed 166 3 v Australia Lahore 21 Nov 1959
2 Asif Iqbal 134* 3 v Australia Perth 24 Mar 1979
3 Saeed Anwar 119 3 v Australia Brisbane 05 Nov 1999
4 Inzamam-ul-Haq 118 3 v Australia Hobart 18 Nov 1999
5 Ijaz Ahmed 115 3 v Australia Perth 26 Nov 1999
6 Babar Azam 104 3 v Australia Brisbane 21 Nov 2019
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