10 instances when an IPL century was scored in a losing cause

#2 Yusuf Pathan - 100 (37) vs Mumbai Indians, 13th March 2010

Yusuf Pathan is the only player in the 11-year long history of the Indian Premier League to score a century in a losing cause while batting second

In the 2nd match of IPL 2010, Sachin Tendulkar chose to bat first after winning the toss against the Rajasthan Royals.

Half-centuries from Saurabh Tiwary (53) and Ambati Rayudu (55) helped the home team reach a monumental 212/6 at the end of their 20 overs. Chasing 213, Rajasthan Royals got off to a poor start as they lost 4 wickets before the completion of 10 overs.

Yusuf Pathan came to bat when the scoreboard read 40/3. He whacked the Mumbai bowlers from the ball one as he seemed unstoppable on the day. In his 107 run partnership with Paras Dogra, Pathan’s contribution was more than 80%.

He brought up his first IPL century in just 37 balls and unfortunately could not play a ball after that as he was run out on the very next ball. RR batsmen faltered in the end as they lost the run-fest by a small margin of 4 runs.