Best losing performance you have seen?

[vcs]

Kohli in England (Edgbaston) last year.

Smith in India in 2017 (Dharamsala).

Amla in this match, took them within touching distance of a series win in India.

https://www.espncricinfo.com/series...a-2nd-test-south-africa-tour-of-india-2009-10

 

[CricAddict]

Kohli in England (Edgbaston) last year.

Smith in India in 2017 (Dharamsala).

Amla in this match, took them within touching distance of a series win in India.

https://www.espncricinfo.com/series...a-2nd-test-south-africa-tour-of-india-2009-10

An innings and 57 run win for India is touching distance?

 

[Immenso]

I didn't see any of it, as I was backpacking. But NZ v Australia test series in NZ in 2000 where they lost 3 nil.

From what I understand it was hard to ask for more, played excellently, every game in the balance, but lost to one of the best ever.

Pre-Back injury Vettori on fire.

 

[vcs]

An innings and 57 run win for India is touching distance?

They were an over or two away from drawing the match and winning the series.

 

[vcs]

Hayden in India 2001 was also fearsome.

 

[OverratedSanity]

Yeah that amla knock was terrific. Was impossible to get him out that series.

 

[OverratedSanity]

This thread is really biased towards batsmen. Probably because when bowlers put in great performances, its much more likely the team wins?

McGrath in the Lara 153 game
Murali in the first innings of this match https://www.espncricinfo.com/series...anka-2nd-test-sri-lanka-tour-of-india-2005-06
Wasim in this test https://www.espncricinfo.com/series...n-1st-test-pakistan-tour-of-australia-1989-90

Among batsmen, the easy winner for a single game is Clarke's 151 at capetown.

 

[vcs]

Speaking of bowlers excelling in losses, statistically, this performance from Srinath must be right up there.

https://www.espncricinfo.com/series...tan-1st-match-asian-test-championship-1998-99

I didn't watch the match though, so I'm not sure how well he bowled. Can't recall a better set of match figures in a defeat.

 

[Hicheal Michael]

Sangakkara, Hobart 2007.

 

[BoyBrumby]

Nathan Astle at Christchurch on our 2002 tour.

Never seen a batsman more in "the zone". England had set NZ well over 500 to win and his 222 got them to within double digits of it.

Still the fastest double hundred ever.

 

[SteveNZ]

Nathan Astle at Christchurch on our 2002 tour.

Never seen a batsman more in "the zone". England had set NZ well over 500 to win and his 222 got them to within double digits of it.

Still the fastest double hundred ever.

True, but given he dropped a dolly from Graham Thorpe when he was on 4, and Thorpe scored a double...does suggest in an obtuse sort of way that he only made 18.

I'll never forget that day, I was batting at the time and wondered what the hooping and hollering from the clubrooms was. Was pretty filthy on a) missing it (although I bought the DVD and watched it several times over, the ODI series was epic too) b) my team mates for not giving a **** we were 80-9 and trying to dig the rest of them out of a hole.

 

[Fuller Pilch]

Shane Bond's 6 fer vs Australia in the 2003 World Cup. He absolutely destroyed an ATG great batting lineup before Bevan, Bichel and Lee (the latter with the ball) won it for Australia.

 

[SteveNZ]

Records | Test matches | Bowling records | Best figures in a match when on the losing side | ESPNcricinfo.com (best match figures with the ball in a loss)

Records | Test matches | Bowling records | Best figures in a innings when on the losing side | ESPNcricinfo.com (best innings figures with the ball in a loss)

 

[sunilz]

Glenn Mcgrath against WI and IND in 99 and 01 series respectively overseas . Unbelievable bowling average in high scoring series
Bowling records | Test matches | Cricinfo Statsguru | ESPNcricinfo.com

 

[srbhkshk]

Shane Bond's 6 fer vs Australia in the 2003 World Cup. He absolutely destroyed an ATG great batting lineup before Bevan, Bichel and Lee (the latter with the ball) won it for Australia.

Starc had a similar one in 2015.

 

[Beamer]

Basically the last 7/8 years of Shiv's career tbh. The guy was incredible. Unfortunately everyone else was not....

 

[h_hurricane]

Glenn Mcgrath against WI and IND in 99 and 01 series respectively overseas . Unbelievable bowling average in high scoring series
Bowling records | Test matches | Cricinfo Statsguru | ESPNcricinfo.com

Have a look at Warne's record there. So contrasting with Mcgrath

 

[vcs]

Records | Test matches | Bowling records | Best figures in a match when on the losing side | ESPNcricinfo.com (best match figures with the ball in a loss)

Records | Test matches | Bowling records | Best figures in a innings when on the losing side | ESPNcricinfo.com (best innings figures with the ball in a loss)

Can you also do it for batsmen? I am too lazy to figure out the correct Statsguru query.

So I was right about Srinath.

 

[Shri]

Nathan Astle at Christchurch on our 2002 tour.

Never seen a batsman more in "the zone". England had set NZ well over 500 to win and his 222 got them to within double digits of it.

Still the fastest double hundred ever.

watched it live on tv

was sick a lot as a kid and not in school but i always had cricket

 

[ankitj]

Can you also do it for batsmen? I am too lazy to figure out the correct Statsguru query.

So I was right about Srinath.

Records | Test matches | Batting records | Most runs in a match on the losing side | ESPNcricinfo.com