Top 5 Highest individual scores in a losing cause in ODIs

3. Sachin Tendulkar – 175 v Australia

In a dramatic turn of events, in perhaps one of the most exciting ODI matches, the Indian batting legend Sachin Tendulkar almost took India to a successful run chase of 351 runs at Hyderabad in 2009. Unlike the other players in the list, Sachin’s ton came while chasing. Australia put up a gigantic 350, riding on 112 from Shaun Marsh and 93 from Shane Watson.

Sachin played a masterly innings of 175 off 141 balls while wickets kept tumbling at the other end. He was dismissed in the 48th over by Clint McKay when India needed 20 to win off 18 balls and had 3 wickets in hand. Despite his heroics, the tail-enders couldn’t take India home and they fell short of a historic run chase by 13 runs. This was the 13th occasion when Sachin scored a century in a losing cause.