Test Cricket's Unlucky Six: Top Scorers Whose Teams Still Lost, From Brian Lara to Vijay Hazare
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Tragic Heroes: 6 Test Batsmen Who Scored Big But Couldn't Save Their Teams
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News18•28-03-2026, 18:10
Tragic Heroes: 6 Test Batsmen Who Scored Big But Couldn't Save Their Teams
•Brian Lara tops the list, scoring 351 runs (221 & 130) against Sri Lanka in 2001, yet West Indies lost by 10 wickets.
•Andy Flower scored 341 runs (142 & 199*) against South Africa in 2001, but Zimbabwe lost by 9 wickets.
•Herbert Sutcliffe amassed 303 runs (176 & 127) against Australia in 1925, with England losing by 81 runs.
•Jamie Smith scored 272 runs (184* & 88) against India in July 2025, but Team India won the match.
•Clyde Walcott scored 265 runs (155 & 110) against Australia in 1955, with West Indies losing by an innings and 82 runs. Vijay Hazare, the only Indian, scored 261 runs (116 & 145) against Australia in 1948, becoming the first Indian to score centuries in both innings, but India lost by an innings and 16 runs.
