Top 5 IPL hundreds in a losing cause

#4 Sachin Tendulkar vs Kochi Tuskers Kerala, 2011

Mumbai made 182/2 in their 20 overs with Sachin scoring an unbeaten 100 off 66 balls

'India loses whenever Sachin Tendulkar scores a century'- This is a phrase which almost all the Indian fans would have heard. But in reality, India has lost only 27 out 100 times when Sachin scored a century. But, the same cannot be said of IPL as the Master Blaster ended up on the losing side on the only instance he managed to reach the three-figure mark in the tournament's history.

After being put into bat in a league game at the Wankhede stadium in Mumbai, Mumbai Indians got off to a steady start before losing the wicket of Davy Jacobs in the ninth over of the innings. Sachin was joined by Ambati Rayudu in the middle and the duo pulled things back for their team. Rayudu reached his fifty and sacrificed his wicket in the last over of the innings to allow Sachin Tendulkar to score his first IPL hundred.

Sachin hit a boundary off the penultimate ball and took a single off the last ball of the innings to reach the milestone. Mumbai made 182/2 in their 20 overs with Sachin scoring an unbeaten 100 off 66 balls with 12 fours and three sixes. This wasn't enough for Mumbai as Kochi chased down the target with an over to spare.

Brendon McCullum and Mahela Jayawardene scored fifties and took their team home. McCullum was declared the Man of the Match for his match-winning 81 off 60 balls.