Whenever a batter scores a century, it gives hope to his team that they will win the match. Scoring a century in T20I cricket is no mean feat, as it requires a balance of aggression and composure to bring up a huge score.
But despite those mighty efforts from batters, we have seen teams falter on some occasions. These batters centuries couldn’t secure a win, with their teams ending up on the losing side.
Here is the list of batters who have scored T20I centuries in losing causes.
Batters with T20I Centuries in Losing Causes
| Player | Team | No. of 100s in Losses | High Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leslie Dunbar | Serbia | 2 | 117 |
| Abdul Waheed | Saudi Arabia | 1 | 110 |
| Babar Hayat | Hong Kong | 1 | 122 |
| Surendran Chandramohan | Singapore | 1 | 100 |
| Johnson Charles | West Indies | 1 | 118 |
| Martin Coetzee | Hong Kong | 1 | 102 |
| Sabawoon Davizi | Czech Republic | 1 | 111* |
| Faf du Plessis | South Africa | 1 | 119 |
| Gerhard Erasmus | Namibia | 1 | 100* |
| Faheem Nazir | Switzerland | 1 | 113 |
| Ruturaj Gaikwad | India | 1 | 123* |
| Chris Gayle | West Indies | 1 | 117 |
| Martin Guptill | New Zealand | 1 | 105 |
| Josh Inglis | Australia | 1 | 110 |
| Liam Livingstone | England | 1 | 103 |
| Gustav Mckeon | France | 1 | 109 |
| David Miller | South Africa | 1 | 106* |
| KL Rahul | India | 1 | 110* |
| Saim Hussain | Bulgaria | 1 | 108* |
| RG Sharma | India | 1 | 106 |
| Shane Watson | Australia | 1 | 124* |
| Suryakumar Yadav | India | 1 | 117 |
Key Insights
2: Leslie Dunbar is the only batter to score multiple T20I centuries in losing causes. Thus far, the Serbian batter has smashed two hundreds against Bulgaria, with both knocks ending up on the losing side.
6: The number of batters who have scored T20I centuries in unsuccessful run chases. Babar Hayat was the first to do so, followed by KL Rahul, Liam Livingstone, Suryakumar Yadav, David Miller, and Abdul Waheed.
1: Chris Gayle was the first-ever batter whose century went in vain. In fact, he crossed the triple-digit figures for the first time in the format, scoring 117 against South Africa in the 2007 T20 World Cup’s opening game.
4: Indian batters have slammed the most T20I hundreds, with the number going above 20. But Indian batters have also scored the most T20I centuries in losing causes, with four batters’ efforts ending up on the wrong side. Australia, Hong Kong, South Africa, and the West Indies are the other teams with two or more batters with tons in T20I losses.
124: Shane Watson’s score against India in the 2016 Sydney match. The Australian all-rounder hammered an unbeaten 124, helping his team reach 197 in the first innings. But India’s top-order cruised past the target, making Watson’s score the highest in a losing cause.
1611: Runs scored by Mahmudullah for Bangladesh, which ended up on the losing side in T20Is, the most runs by a batter in this format.
9: Most of these batters have registered their losing centuries since 2019, with nine coming alone in 2022, the most in a calendar year.
