Bangladesh’s Shakib Al Hasan’s 70 against New Zealand at Christchurch on 12 Oct 2022 in the ongoing T20I Tri series involving New Zealand-Bangladesh-Pakistan was in a losing cause to provide the 117^th occasion of a captain’s fifty going in vain in the history of T20Is. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Player	Runs	I	Team	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	GC Smith	61	01	RSA	NZl	Johannesburg	21 Oct 2005
2	PD Collingwood	79	02	Eng	Win	The Oval	28 Jun 2007
3	CH Gayle	61	01	Win	Eng	The Oval	29 Jun 2007
4	RT Ponting	76	01	Aus	Ind	Brabourne	20 Oct 2007
5	TM Dilshan	61	01	Srl	Ind	Col-RPS	10 Feb 2009
6	BB McCullum	57	02	NZl	RSA	Lord’s	09 Jun 2009
7	Younis Khan	50	02	Pak	Srl	Lord’s	12 Jun 2009
8	CH Gayle	63*	02	Win	Srl	The Oval	19 Jun 2009
9	KC Sangakkara	64*	01	Srl	Pak	Lord’s	21 Jun 2009
10	KC Sangakkara	69	02	Srl	NZl	Col-RPS	04 Sep 2009
11	KC Sangakkara	59	01	Srl	Ind	Mohali	12 Dec 2009
12	A Bagai	53	01	Can	Afg	Col-SSC	04 Feb 2010
13	BRM Taylor	50*	01	Zim	NZl	Harare	15 Oct 2011
14	BRM Taylor	75*	01	Zim	NZl	Hamilton	14 Feb 2012
15	CO Obuya	50	02	Ken	Sco	ICCA Dubai	13 Mar 2012
16	KJ Coetzer	62	02	Sco	Ire	Dub-DSC	18 Mar 2012
17	GJ Bailey	63	02	Aus	Win	Col-RPS	05 Oct 2012
18	F du Plessis	63	01	RSA	NZl	East London	23 Dec 2012
19	Mohammad Hafeez	55	02	Pak	Ind	Ahmedabad	28 Dec 2012
20	MR Swart	89	01	Net	Ken	Windhoek	19 Apr 2013
21	F du Plessis	85	01	RSA	Srl	Hambantota	06 Aug 2013
22	Mushfiqur Rahim	50	02	Ban	NZl	Mirpur	06 Nov 2013
23	A Bagai	67*	02	Can	Ire	Abu Dhabi	16 Nov 2013
24	BRM Taylor	59	01	Zim	Ire	Sylhet	17 Mar 2014
25	F du Plessis	58	01	RSA	Ind	Mirpur	04 Apr 2014
26	F du Plessis	119	01	RSA	Win	Johannesburg	11 Jan 2015
27	E Chigumbura	54	01	Zim	Pak	Lahore	22 May 2015
28	PL Mommsen	68*	02	Sco	Net	Edinburgh	11 Jul 2015
29	WTS Porterfield	57*	01	Ire	PNG.	Belfast	15 Jul 2015
30	SPD Smith	90	02	Aus	Eng	Cardiff	31 Aug 2015
31	Asghar Afghan	51	01	Afg	HKG	Abu Dhabi	28 Nov 2015
32	KS Williamson	70	02	NZl	Pak	Auckland	15 Jan 2016
33	AJ Finch	74	02	Aus	Ind	Melbourne	29 Jan 2016
34	Tanwir Afzal	56	02	HKG	Sco	Mong Kok	31 Jan 2016
35	SR Watson	124*	01	Aus	Ind	Sydney	31 Jan 2016
36	PL Mommsen	56	02	Sco	UAE	ICCA Dubai	04 Feb 2016
37	WTS Porterfield	72	02	Ire	UAE	Abu Dhabi	16 Feb 2016
38	LD Chandimal	58	01	Srl	Pak	Mirpur	04 Mar 2016
39	F du Plessis	79	01	RSA	Aus	Johannesburg	06 Mar 2016
40	Asghar Afghan	62	01	Afg	Srl	Kolkata	17 Mar 2016
41	AD Mathews	73*	02	Srl	Eng	Delhi	26 Mar 2016
42	LD Chandimal	58	02	Srl	Aus	Pallekele	06 Sep 2016
43	Rohan Mustafa	58	02	UAE	Afg	ICCA Dubai	18 Dec 2016
44	AB de Villiers	65*	01	RSA	Eng	Southampton	21 Jun 2017
45	V Kohli	65	02	Ind	NZl	Rajkot	04 Nov 2017
46	JP Duminy	55	02	RSA	Ind	Cape Town	24 Feb 2018
47	NLTC Perera	58	01	Srl	Ban	Col-RPS	16 Mar 2018
48	AJ Finch	84	02	Aus	Eng	Birmingham	27 Jun 2018
49	NLTC Perera	57	02	Srl	Eng	Col-RPS	27 Oct 2018
50	KS Williamson	60	02	NZl	Pak	Dub-DSC	04 Nov 2018
51	Shakib Al Hasan	61	01	Ban	Win	Sylhet	17 Dec 2018
52	PR Stirling	56	01	Ire	Sco	Al Amerat	15 Feb 2019
53	PR Stirling	91	02	Ire	Afg	Dehradun	23 Feb 2019
54	V Kohli	72*	01	Ind	Aus	Bengaluru	27 Feb 2019
55	J Butler	65*	01	Gue	Jer	Castel	15 Jun 2019
56	DP Michael moa	55*	02	Sam	Van	Apia-No 03	12 Jul 2019
57	NG Collins	53	02	Fin	Den	Brondby	13 Jul 2019
58	Muhammad Kashif	51	02	Kuw	Mal	Singapore	22 Jul 2019
59	NG Collins	56	01	Fin	Spa	Kerava	18 Aug 2019
60	K Motlhanka	59	02	Bot	Nam	Windhoek	20 Aug 2019
61	PM Seelaar	96*	02	Net	Sco	Dublin-M	16 Sep 2019
62	Q de Kock	52	01	RSA	Ind	Mohali	18 Sep 2019
63	RD Berrington	76	02	Sco	Ire	Dublin-M	20 Sep 2019
64	TH David	64*	01	SGP	Nep	Singapore	28 Sep 2019
65	SC Williams	66	02	Zim	Sin	Singapore	29 Sep 2019
66	Zeeshan Maqsood	56	02	Oma	Jer	Abu Dhabi	27 Oct 2019
67	MG Erasmus	51	02	Nam	Ire	Dub-DSC	02 Nov 2019
68	Babar Azam	50	01	Pak	Aus	Canberra	05 Nov 2019
69	Kaleem Shah	72*	01	Moz	Mala	Lilongwe	07 Nov 2019
70	KA Pollard	68	02	Win	Ind	Wankhede	11 Dec 2019
71	KS Williamson	51	01	NZl	Ind	Auckland	24 Jan 2020
72	EJG Morgan	52	02	Eng	RSA	East London	12 Feb 2020
73	Q de Kock	65	02	RSA	Eng	Durban	14 Feb 2020
74	J Mees	67*	02	Lux	Bel	Walferdange	30 Aug 2020
75	Babar Azam	56	01	Pak	Eng	Manchester	30 Aug 2020
76	KA Pollard	75*	01	Win	NZl	Auckland	27 Nov 2020
77	MS Wade	58	01	Aus	Ind	Sydney	06 Dec 2020
78	V Kohli	85	02	Ind	Aus	Sydney	08 Dec 2020
79	V Kohli	77*	01	Ind	Eng	Ahmedabad	16 Mar 2021
80	H Klaasen	50	01	RSA	Pak	Johannesburg	10 Apr 2021
81	Babar Azam	50	01	Pak	RSA	Johannesburg	12 Apr 2021
82	Razmal Shigiwal	60	01	Aust	Bel	Waterloo	24 Jul 2021
83	Usman Shahid	64	02	Fra	Nor	Krefeld	07 Aug 2021
84	A Venkatesh	54	01	SWE	Fin	Kerava	21 Aug 2021
85	A Ashokan	51	02	CZR	Rom	Ilfov County	03 Sep 2021
86	TWM Latham	65*	02	NZl	Ban	Mirpur	03 Sep 2021
87	A Vala	55	01	PNG	Sco	ICCA Dubai	08 Oct 2021
88	A Vala	56	01	PNG	Oma	Al Amerat	17 Oct 2021
89	BA Pai	71	01	Gib	Bul	Marsa	24 Oct 2021
90	V Kohli	57	01	Ind	Pak	Dub-DSC	24 Oct 2021
91	MNM Aslam	55	01	Kuw	SAr	Doha	25 Oct 2021
92	FA Cossa	59	02	Moz	Tan	Rwanda	02 Nov 2021
93	KS Williamson	85	01	NZl	Aus	Dub-DSC	14 Nov 2021
94	N Pooran	64	01	Win	Pak	Karachi	16 Dec 2021
95	MD Shanaka	74*	01	Srl	Ind	Dharamsala	27 Feb 2022
96	Ahmed Faiz	63	01	Mal	PNG.	Kirtipur	01 Apr 2022
97	Babar Azam	66	01	Pak	Aus	Lahore	05 Apr 2022
98	MG Erasmus	100*	01	Nam	Uga	Windhoek	09 Apr 2022
99	M Taylor	67	01	Baha	CaI	George Town	16 Apr 2022
100	BA Pai	53*	01	Gib	Bul	Marsa	15 May 2022
101	Abhijeet Ahuja	75	02	Hun	CZR	Marsa	15 May 2022
102	Razmal Shigiwal	95*	01	Aust	Hun	Lower Austria	05 Jun 2022
103	Arslan Amjad	62	02	EST	Fin	Kerava	19 Jun 2022
104	BA Pai	76*	01	Gib	Bel	Gent	28 Jun 2022
105	A Balbirnie	60	02	Ire	Ind	Dublin-M	28 Jun 2022
106	HAM Shah	58	02	Den	Bel	Waterloo	01 Jul 2022
107	P Mishra	55	01	Bul	Ser	Belgrade	08 Jul 2022
108	Nizakat Khan	60	01	HKG	Net	Bulawayo	12 Jul 2022
109	Faheem Nazir	113	01	SUI	CZR.	Kerava	30 Jul 2022
110	RG Sharma	72	01	Ind	Srl	Dub-DSC	06 Sep 2022
111	MA Baig	74	02	MWI	Tan	Benoni	20 Sep 2022
112	AR Patwa	68	01	Tan	Uga	Benoni	22 Sep 2022
113	MM Ali	55*	01	Eng	Pak	Karachi	22 Sep 2022
114	CP Rizwan	51*	02	UAE	Ban	Dub-DSC	27 Sep 2022
115	MM Ali	51*	02	Eng	Pak	Lahore	28 Sep 2022
116	Babar Azam	87*	01	Pak	Eng	Lahore	30 Sep 2022
117	Shakib Al Hasan	70	02	Ban	NZl	Christchurch	12 Oct 2022

It also provides the third occasion of a Bangladesh captain’s fifty going in vain in the history of T20Is. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Player	Runs	I	Team	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	Mushfiqur Rahim	50	02	Ban	NZl	Mirpur	06 Nov 2013
2	Shakib Al Hasan	61	01	Ban	Win	Sylhet	17 Dec 2018
3	Shakib Al Hasan	70	02	Ban	NZl	Christchurch	12 Oct 2022

It also provides the ninth occasion of a captain’s fifty going in vain in the history of T20Is against New Zealand. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Player	Runs	I	Team	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	GC Smith	61	01	RSA	NZl	Johannesburg	21 Oct 2005
2	KC Sangakkara	69	02	Srl	NZl	Col-RPS	04 Sep 2009
3	BRM Taylor	50*	01	Zim	NZl	Harare	15 Oct 2011
4	BRM Taylor	75*	01	Zim	NZl	Hamilton	14 Feb 2012
5	F du Plessis	63	01	RSA	NZl	East London	23 Dec 2012
6	Mushfiqur Rahim	50	02	Ban	NZl	Mirpur	06 Nov 2013
7	V Kohli	65	02	Ind	NZl	Rajkot	04 Nov 2017
8	KA Pollard	75*	01	Win	NZl	Auckland	27 Nov 2020
9	Shakib Al Hasan	70	02	Ban	NZl	Christchurch	12 Ovct 2022

The following table lists the captains who have witnesses three or more fifties scored by them going in vain.

No	Player	Runs	I	Team	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	Babar Azam	50	01	Pak	Aus	Canberra	05 Nov 2019
2	Babar Azam	56	01	Pak	Eng	Manchester	30 Aug 2020
3	Babar Azam	50	01	Pak	RSA	Johannesburg	12 Apr 2021
4	Babar Azam	66	01	Pak	Aus	Lahore	05 Apr 2022
5	Babar Azam	87*	01	Pak	Eng	Lahore	30 Sep 2022
1	F du Plessis	63	01	RSA	NZl	East London	23 Dec 2012
2	F du Plessis	85	01	RSA	Srl	Hambantota	06 Aug 2013
3	F du Plessis	58	01	RSA	Ind	Mirpur	04 Apr 2014
4	F du Plessis	119	01	RSA	Win	Johannesburg	11 Jan 2015
5	F du Plessis	79	01	RSA	Aus	Johannesburg	06 Mar 2016
1	V Kohli	65	02	Ind	NZl	Rajkot	04 Nov 2017
2	V Kohli	72*	01	Ind	Aus	Bengaluru	27 Feb 2019
3	V Kohli	85	02	Ind	Aus	Sydney	08 Dec 2020
4	V Kohli	77*	01	Ind	Eng	Ahmedabad	16 Mar 2021
5	V Kohli	57	01	Ind	Pak	Dub-DSC	24 Oct 2021
1	KS Williamson	70	02	NZl	Pak	Auckland	15 Jan 2016
2	KS Williamson	60	02	NZl	Pak	Dub-DSC	04 Nov 2018
3	KS Williamson	51	01	NZl	Ind	Auckland	24 Jan 2020
4	KS Williamson	85	01	NZl	Aus	Dub-DSC	14 Nov 2021
1	BA Pai	71	01	Gib	Bul	Marsa	24 Oct 2021
2	BA Pai	53*	01	Gib	Bul	Marsa	15 May 2022
3	BA Pai	76*	01	Gib	Bel	Gent	28 Jun 2022
1	BRM Taylor	50*	01	Zim	NZl	Harare	15 Oct 2011
2	BRM Taylor	75*	01	Zim	NZl	Hamilton	14 Feb 2012
3	BRM Taylor	59	01	Zim	Ire	Sylhet	17 Mar 2014
1	KC Sangakkara	64*	01	Srl	Pak	Lord’s	21 Jun 2009
2	KC Sangakkara	69	02	Srl	NZl	Col-RPS	04 Sep 2009
3	KC Sangakkara	59	01	Srl	Ind	Mohali	12 Dec 2009