Top 4 T20I centuries which came in a losing cause
Scoring a century in a T20 game is quite a rare feat and not many players across the cricketing globe have managed to achieve it. In fact, there have been just 17 centuries scored in the decade-long history of T20I cricket, where the other two formats see at least one century in almost every match.Considering how rare T20 centuries are, it can be really heartbreaking for a batsman to end up on the losing side despite scoring a ton. There have been 4 instances so far in the T20I format when a century has come in a losing cause.Let's take a closer look at each of these 4 occasions:
#4 Rohit Sharma - 106 vs South Africa, 2015
One of India's most reliable batsmen in limited-overs cricket, Rohit Sharma, recently became the 2nd Indian after Suresh Raina to score a century in all 3 formats of cricket. Sharma acheived this feat in the home T20I series against South Africa last year when he scored 106 off 66 balls in the 1st game.
The elegant batsman's innings consisted of 5 sixes and 12 fours and his special knock took the Indian score to 199 in their 20 overs. However, Rohit's masterclass was cruelly thwarted through a combined effort by the South African batsmen which saw them win with 2 balls to spare.
Rohit Sharma's maiden T20 century came about as one of quite a few occasions in recent times when India has lost despite him scoring a hundred.