Batting Highest Career Batting Average

Highest averages for England vs Sri Lanka in ODIs

Highest averages

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
NH Fairbrother (ENG)	1992-1999	7	6	3	344	81*	114.66	467	73.66	0	4	0	13	6
G Fowler (ENG)	1983-1983	2	2	1	103	81*	103.00	136	75.73	0	1	0	12	0
HC Brook (ENG)	2026-2026	3	3	1	184	136*	92.00	153	120.26	1	0	0	13	9
KJ Barnett (ENG)	1988-1988	1	1	0	84	84	84.00	146	57.53	0	1	0	0	0
RG de Alwis (SL)	1983-1983	2	2	1	77	58*	77.00	71	108.45	0	1	0	8	2
HDRL Thirimanne (SL)	2013-2015	14	10	5	348	139*	69.60	425	81.88	1	2	1	31	4
JE Root (ENG)	2013-2026	32	29	8	1425	121	67.85	1677	84.97	3	11	1	101	8
S Wettimuny (SL)	1982-1983	4	4	1	187	86*	62.33	304	61.51	0	1	0	17	1
AJ Lamb (ENG)	1983-1989	6	4	0	247	76	61.75	245	100.81	0	4	0	12	8
DI Gower (ENG)	1982-1983	4	4	1	178	130	59.33	176	101.13	1	0	0	18	5
A Dananjaya (SL)	2018-2018	5	3	2	57	32*	57.00	41	139.02	0	0	0	4	2
JJ Roy (ENG)	2016-2021	12	11	2	490	162	54.44	428	114.48	2	1	1	47	10
P Rathnayake (SL)	2026-2026	3	3	0	162	121	54.00	163	99.38	1	0	0	15	1
BA Stokes (ENG)	2014-2023	10	7	2	264	82*	52.80	301	87.70	0	2	0	28	6
S Samarawickrama (SL)	2018-2023	4	4	1	155	65*	51.66	143	108.39	0	2	0	19	1
AD Mathews (SL)	2009-2023	28	23	6	867	85*	51.00	1036	83.68	0	7	0	77	8
C Kieswetter (ENG)	2011-2011	5	5	1	204	72*	51.00	211	96.68	0	2	0	19	7
IJL Trott (ENG)	2011-2013	7	6	0	298	86	49.66	380	78.42	0	3	0	18	0
RJ Ratnayake (SL)	1983-1987	3	3	2	49	20*	49.00	72	68.05	0	0	0	3	1
GA Hick (ENG)	1992-2001	15	15	3	587	126*	48.91	807	72.73	1	3	1	34	8
WU Tharanga (SL)	2006-2018	18	16	2	674	120	48.14	829	81.30	3	3	2	68	4
N Dickwella (SL)	2018-2018	5	4	0	192	95	48.00	196	97.95	0	2	0	27	0
KC Sangakkara (SL)	2001-2015	44	41	7	1625	134*	47.79	2075	78.31	4	11	0	152	5
PAJ DeFreitas (ENG)	1987-1996	6	2	0	88	67	44.00	91	96.70	0	1	0	6	3
JP Crawley (ENG)	1999-1999	2	2	1	44	31*	44.00	73	60.27	0	0	0	3	0
LD Chandimal (SL)	2011-2018	21	18	2	702	105*	43.87	826	84.98	1	7	1	50	11
GA Gooch (ENG)	1982-1992	7	7	0	303	84	43.28	431	70.30	0	4	0	34+	1
HP Tillakaratne (SL)	1988-2003	13	12	6	258	66*	43.00	463	55.72	0	2	2	20	0
MA Atherton (ENG)	1996-1998	2	2	0	86	64	43.00	100	86.00	0	1	0	9	0
PA Nixon (ENG)	2007-2007	1	1	0	42	42	42.00	44	95.45	0	0	0	2	1
ME Trescothick (ENG)	2001-2006	17	17	0	697	121	41.00	811	85.94	1	4	0	92	4
JWM Dalrymple (ENG)	2006-2006	5	5	0	202	67	40.40	229	88.20	0	1	0	15	2
DPMD Jayawardene (SL)	1999-2015	47	43	4	1562	144	40.05	1865	83.75	5	8	2	147	4
JC Buttler (ENG)	2013-2026	29	22	6	634	121	39.62	524	120.99	1	3	2	56	12
JWA Taylor (ENG)	2014-2015	5	5	0	195	90	39.00	241	80.91	0	2	0	13	4
AN Cook (ENG)	2006-2014	23	23	2	809	119	38.52	1085	74.56	1	4	1	85	1
PA de Silva (SL)	1987-2003	15	15	3	458	80	38.16	530	86.41	0	4	1	44	6
ST Jayasuriya (SL)	1992-2011	35	34	2	1195	152	37.34	1179	101.35	4	3	3	145	28
VS Solanki (ENG)	2004-2006	3	3	1	72	44*	36.00	78	92.30	0	0	0	7	1
BM Duckett (ENG)	2026-2026	3	3	0	108	62	36.00	145	74.48	0	1	0	7	2
EJG Morgan (ENG)	2009-2021	34	29	5	854	92	35.58	959	89.05	0	8	1	77	16
BKG Mendis (SL)	2016-2026	13	13	1	426	93*	35.50	486	87.65	0	4	2	43	9
NV Knight (ENG)	1998-2003	15	15	0	528	94	35.20	747	70.68	0	3	1	37	1
IJ Gould (ENG)	1983-1983	2	1	0	35	35	35.00	40	87.50	0	0	0	2	0
RS Kaluwitharana (SL)	1996-2003	16	16	2	490	102*	35.00	615	79.67	1	5	1	64	1
TM Dilshan (SL)	2003-2015	34	31	3	966	108*	34.50	1174	82.28	2	5	1	98	6
RT Robinson (ENG)	1987-1988	2	2	0	68	55	34.00	108	62.96	0	1	0	7	0
KTGD Prasad (SL)	2011-2014	7	4	3	34	22	34.00	19	178.94	0	0	0	2	2
J Overton (ENG)	2026-2026	3	1	0	34	34	34.00	17	200.00	0	0	0	4	2
RA Smith (ENG)	1988-1996	6	6	1	168	81*	33.60	281	59.78	0	1	0	16	1
DN Wellalage (SL)	2026-2026	3	3	1	67	25*	33.50	55	121.81	0	0	0	6	2
AJ Stewart (ENG)	1989-2003	22	22	1	683	88	32.52	917	74.48	0	7	1	65+	4
JM Vince (ENG)	2016-2019	2	2	0	65	51	32.50	74	87.83	0	1	0	7	0
DM de Silva (SL)	2018-2026	12	10	2	258	91	32.25	349	73.92	0	1	0	25	2
P Nissanka (SL)	2021-2026	7	7	1	190	77*	31.66	223	85.20	0	2	0	18	6
LPC Silva (SL)	2002-2011	8	7	0	216	73	30.85	334	64.67	0	2	1	17	1
RS Bopara (ENG)	2007-2014	19	18	4	430	65	30.71	549	78.32	0	4	0	20	6
MS Atapattu (SL)	1998-2004	20	19	2	520	132*	30.58	845	61.53	1	3	1	47	0
MD Shanaka (SL)	2016-2021	12	11	2	272	66	30.22	309	88.02	0	1	0	18	12
G Cook (ENG)	1982-1982	2	2	0	60	32	30.00	133	45.11	0	0	0	3	0
IT Botham (ENG)	1982-1992	5	4	0	120	60	30.00	136	88.23	0	1	1	12	4
MDK Perera (SL)	2007-2014	2	1	0	30	30	30.00	41	73.17	0	0	0	3	0
PD Collingwood (ENG)	2002-2009	19	19	1	538	100	29.88	737	72.99	1	1	2	32	7
TT Samaraweera (SL)	1999-2011	7	4	1	88	30	29.33	126	69.84	0	0	0	8	0
OA Shah (ENG)	2003-2009	7	7	0	204	82	29.14	314	64.96	0	1	0	13	1
GR Dilley (ENG)	1983-1983	1	1	0	29	29	29.00	16	181.25	0	0	0	5	0
CR Woakes (ENG)	2014-2023	21	11	3	231	95*	28.87	253	91.30	0	1	1	15	1
KP Pietersen (ENG)	2006-2011	14	13	1	344	73	28.66	434	79.26	0	3	0	36	4
JG Bethell (ENG)	2026-2026	3	3	0	86	65	28.66	119	72.26	0	1	0	9	0
MD Gunathilaka (SL)	2016-2016	5	5	0	142	62	28.40	142	100.00	0	1	0	15	2
BC Broad (ENG)	1987-1987	1	1	0	28	28	28.00	60	46.66	0	0	0	1	0
DJ Malan (ENG)	2023-2023	1	1	0	28	28	28.00	25	112.00	0	0	0	6	0
A Flintoff (ENG)	1999-2007	10	9	1	222	104	27.75	235	94.46	1	1	0	19	6
UC Hathurusingha (SL)	1993-1998	3	3	0	83	43	27.66	140	59.28	0	0	0	10	0
IR Bell (ENG)	2006-2015	26	25	1	657	77	27.37	890	73.82	0	2	1	57	3
PW Hasaranga (SL)	2021-2026	4	4	0	109	54	27.25	152	71.71	0	1	0	11	1
GP Thorpe (ENG)	1996-2002	7	7	2	134	62*	26.80	216	62.03	0	1	1	10	0
J Liyanage (SL)	2026-2026	3	3	0	80	46	26.66	100	80.00	0	0	0	7	2
A Ranatunga (SL)	1982-1999	18	17	0	451	76	26.52	668	67.51	0	1	3	36+	1+
AD Hales (ENG)	2014-2018	9	8	1	183	133*	26.14	186	98.38	1	0	3	15	7
VJ Wells (ENG)	1999-1999	3	1	0	26	26	26.00	50	52.00	0	0	0	2	0
AN Ranasinghe (SL)	1982-1982	2	2	0	51	51	25.50	45	113.33	0	1	1	3	1
C Karunaratne (SL)	2021-2021	3	3	1	51	21	25.50	100	51.00	0	0	0	1	1
GS Ballance (ENG)	2014-2015	6	5	0	127	64	25.40	177	71.75	0	1	0	9	1
KWR Fletcher (ENG)	1982-1982	2	2	0	50	38	25.00	60	83.33	0	0	0	5	0
RP Arnold (SL)	1998-2007	16	14	3	273	60*	24.81	436	62.61	0	1	2	16	3
AP Gurusinha (SL)	1987-1996	7	7	1	146	45	24.33	271	53.87	0	0	0	10+	0+
LE Plunkett (ENG)	2006-2018	11	8	4	97	29	24.25	69	140.57	0	0	0	7	3
DA Reeve (ENG)	1992-1996	4	3	0	72	35	24.00	96	75.00	0	0	0	3	0
RL Dias (SL)	1982-1987	5	5	0	119	80	23.80	195	61.02	0	1	0	11	3
MM Ali (ENG)	2014-2023	21	15	0	356	119	23.73	364	97.80	1	1	2	32	14
BMAJ Mendis (SL)	2011-2019	13	10	4	142	48	23.66	153	92.81	0	0	1	9	3
JM Bairstow (ENG)	2016-2023	13	10	1	211	43	23.44	216	97.68	0	0	1	24	3
WS Jayantha (SL)	2004-2004	1	1	0	23	23	23.00	38	60.52	0	0	0	2	0
GP Swann (ENG)	2007-2013	12	8	3	114	34	22.80	123	92.68	0	0	1	7	1
S Randiv (SL)	2011-2016	6	4	1	68	26*	22.66	81	83.95	0	0	1	9	0
MW Gatting (ENG)	1982-1993	8	7	1	135	58	22.50	146	92.46	0	1	0	8	1
MF Maharoof (SL)	2004-2016	12	8	2	135	58*	22.50	138	97.82	0	1	1	9	3
CC Lewis (ENG)	1992-1993	3	3	1	44	20*	22.00	40	110.00	0	0	0	3	3
WIA Fernando (SL)	2019-2021	3	3	0	65	49	21.66	55	118.18	0	0	0	8	2

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Records includes the following current or recent matches:

England vs Sri Lanka at Colombo (RPS), England in Sri Lanka 3rd ODI, Jan 27, 2026 [ODI # 4942]

Sri Lanka vs England at Colombo (RPS), England in Sri Lanka 2nd ODI, Jan 24, 2026 [ODI # 4941]

Sri Lanka vs England at Colombo (RPS), England in Sri Lanka 1st ODI, Jan 22, 2026 [ODI # 4940]