How many times has a 10 for ended up on the losing side?

[The Outsider]

Varun/BB? Johnson bowled superbly in the match and ended up losing it....the most poignant instance I remember is Kapil taking a 10 wicket haul at Ahmedabad against WI in '83 as captain and losing the match. Was gut wrenching to see the abysmal support he got.

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[Tapioca]

http://stats.cricinfo.com/statsguru/engine/stats/index.html?class=1;filter=advanced;orderby=wickets;qualmin1=10;qualval1=wickets;result=2;template=results;type=bowling;view=match For easy ones, there is Statsguru. Need to bother Boss and Varun only for the tougher ones :)

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[Dhondy]

Yes, 65 occasions, far too many. It gets much more interesting if you check how many bowlers have taken 8-fer in an innings and still ended up on the losing side. The answer is 20 times. However, it's the very first time it's happened to a side in the same year. Krejza took 8 for 215 against India at Nagpur. Australia lost. Three Test matches later, Johnson takes 8 for 61. Same result.