10 times a batsman scored two centuries in a Test but still ended up on the losing side

#4 Brian Lara (2001)

Brian Lara scored almost 12,00 Test runs.

Brian Lara will forever be remembered for the highest individual score in Test cricket history. The unbeaten 400 he scored against England didn’t result in a win for West Indies but that was a magical innings.

But three years before this knock of 400, Lara produced a couple of special innings in a Test match in Sri Lanka. After losing the first two Tests, West Indies were looking to avoid a whitewash. After opting to bat first, West Indies were in early trouble at 17/2. At that moment, Brian Lara walked out to bat at No. 4 and changed the course of the innings. He scored a brilliant 221 to help Windies post a competitive total of 390 in the first innings.

Sri Lanka scored a mammoth 627 in reply. Trailing by 247 runs, Windies crumbled under pressure, but Brian Lara stood tall. He scored a fighting 130 as he helped West Indies avoid an innings defeat.