Babar Azam of scored 158 against England at Birmingham on 13 Jul 2021 in a losing cause to provide the 19^thoccasion of a batsman’s 150 plus  score going  in vain in the annals of one day internationals. All such occasions are tabulated below. It also provides the third occasion of a captain’s 150 plus score in a losing  cause.

No	Player	Runs	I	Team	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	RA Smith	167*	1	Eng	Aus	Birmingham	21 May 93
2	CH Gayle	152*	1	Win	RSA	Jo’burg	04 Feb 04
3	RT Ponting	164	1	Aus	RSA	Jo’burg	12 Mar 06
4	ML Hayden	181*	1	Aus	NZl	Hamilton	20 Feb 07
5	CK Coventry	194*	1	Zim	Ban	Bulawayo	16 Aug 09
6	SR Tendulkar	175	2	Ind	Aus	Hyd-RGS	05 Nov 09
7	TM Dilshan	160	2	Srl	Ind	Rajkot	15 Dec 09
8	TM Dilshan	160*	1	Srl	Ind	Hobart	28 Feb 12
9	GJ Bailey	156	1	Aus	Ind	Nagpur	30 Oct 13
10	KJ Coetzer	156	1	Sco	Ban	Nelson	05 Mar 15
11	RG Sharma	150	2	Ind	RSA	Kanpur	11 Oct 15
12	RG Sharma	171*	1	Ind	Aus	Perth	12 Jan 16
13	DA Warner	173	2	Aus	RSA	Cape Town	12 Oct 16
14	E Lewis	176*	1	Win	Eng	The Oval	27 Sep 17
15	TP Ura	151	1	PNG	Ire	Harare	06 Mar 18
16	CH Gayle	162	2	Win	Eng	St George’s	27 Feb 19
17	Imam-ul-Haq	151	1	Pak	Eng	Bristol	14 May 19
18	Fakhar Zaman	193	2	Pak	RSA	Jo’burg	04 Apr 21
19	Babar Azam	158	1	Pak	Eng	Birmingham	13 Jul 21
No	Captain	Runs	I	Team	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	RT Ponting	164	1	Aus	RSA	Jo’burg	12 Mar 06
2	GJ Bailey	156	1	Aus	Ind	Nagpur	30 Oct 13
3	Babar Azam	158	1	Pak	Eng	Birmingham	13 Jul  21

It also provides the third occasion of a Pakistan batsman’s 150 plus score going in vain in one day internationals. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Player	Runs	I	Team	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	Imam-ul-Haq	151	1	Pak	Eng	Bristol	14 May 19
2	Fakhar Zaman	193	2	Pak	RSA	Jo’burg	04 Apr 21
3	Babar Azam	158	1	Pak	Eng	Birmingham	13 Jul 21

It also provides the fourth occasion of a batsman’s 150 plus score going in vain against England in one day internationals. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Player	Runs	I	Team	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	E Lewis	176*	1	Win	Eng	The Oval	27 Sep 17
2	CH Gayle	162	2	Win	Eng	St George’s	27 Feb 19
3	Imam-ul-Haq	151	1	Pak	Eng	Bristol	14 May 19
4	Babar Azam	158	1	Pak	Eng	Birmingham	13 Jul 21

CH Gayle, RG Sharma and TM Dilshan are the three batsmen who have scored 150 plus runs in a losing cause on two occasions. All such occasions are listed below. TM Dilshan is the only batsman to score 150 plus runs in a losing cause on two occasions against the same opposition – that is India

No	Player	Runs	I	Team	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	CH Gayle	152*	1	Win	RSA	Jo’burg	04 Feb 04
2	CH Gayle	162	2	Win	Eng	St George’s	27 Feb 19
1	RG Sharma	150	2	Ind	RSA	Kanpur	11 Oct 15
2	RG Sharma	171*	1	Ind	Aus	Perth	12 Jan 16
1	TM Dilshan	160	2	Srl	Ind	Rajkot	15 Dec 09
2	TM Dilshan	160*	1	Srl	Ind	Hobart	28 Feb 12

Babar Azam became the fourth batsman to score 150 plus runs in a losing cause on English soil. The following table lists these four batsmen

No	Player	Runs	I	Team	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	RA Smith	167*	1	Eng	Aus	Birmingham	21 May 93
2	E Lewis	176*	1	Win	Eng	The Oval	27 Sep 17
3	Imam-ul-Haq	151	1	Pak	Eng	Bristol	14 May 19
4	Babar Azam	158	1	Pak	Eng	Birmingham	13 Jul 21

Johannesburg {03} and Birmingham {02] are the two grounds to witness the batsman’s 150 plus score in a losing cause on two or more occasions.

No	Player	Runs	I	Team	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	RA Smith	167*	1	Eng	Aus	Birmingham	21 May 93
2	Babar Azam	158	1	Pak	Eng	Birmingham	13 Jul 21
1	CH Gayle	152*	1	Win	RSA	Jo’burg	04 Feb 04
2	RT Ponting	164	1	Aus	RSA	Jo’burg	12 Mar 06
3	Fakhar Zaman	193	2	Pak	RSA	Jo’burg	04 Apr 21

The following are the five batsmen who have scored 175 plus runs in a losing cause. CK Coventry’s 194 not for Zimbabwe against Bangladesh at Bulawayo on 16 Aug 09 remains the highest individual score going in vain in the annals of one day internationals

No	Player	Runs	I	Team	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	CK Coventry	194*	1	Zim	Ban	Bulawayo	16 Aug 09
2	Fakhar Zaman	193	2	Pak	RSA	Jo’burg	04 Apr 21
3	ML Hayden	181*	1	Aus	NZl	Hamilton	20 Feb 07
4	E Lewis	176*	1	Win	Eng	The Oval	27 Sep 17
5	SR Tendulkar	175	2	Ind	Aus	Hyd-RGS	05 Nov 09