England vs Sri Lanka Records

Test Matches Records

Batting Highest Career Strike Rate IN Sri Lanka

Highest strike rates for England vs Sri Lanka in Tests IN Sri Lanka

Highest strike rates

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
JC Buttler (ENG)	2018-2021	5	9	1	381	64	47.62	547	69.65	-	3	-	36	1
JE Root (ENG)	2018-2021	5	10	-	655	228	65.50	971	67.45	3	-	-	58	3
KP Pietersen (ENG)	2007-2012	5	10	2	352	151	44.00	529	66.54	1	-	-	41	9
TM Dilshan (SL)	2001-2012	8	12	-	441	100	36.75	685	64.37	1	3	2	49	1
ST Jayasuriya (SL)	1993-2007	8	14	1	398	85	30.61	669	59.49	-	2	1	59	3
KC Sangakkara (SL)	2001-2012	11	18	-	706	152	39.22	1401	50.39	1	4	3	95	1
DPMD Jayawardene (SL)	2001-2012	11	18	2	1424	213*	89.00	2893	49.22	6	6	-	149	11
HAPW Jayawardene (SL)	2007-2012	5	8	1	243	79	34.71	500	48.6	-	3	1	24	3
WPUJC Vaas (SL)	2001-2007	9	14	3	285	90	25.90	603	47.26	-	1	-	36	1
IR Bell (ENG)	2007-2012	5	9	-	344	83	38.22	731	47.05	-	4	-	39	1
PA de Silva (SL)	1993-2001	4	7	-	284	106	40.57	613	46.32	1	1	-	28	4
AD Mathews (SL)	2012-2021	6	12	-	539	110	44.91	1186	45.44	1	5	-	44	1
MJ Prior (ENG)	2007-2012	5	8	1	224	79	32.00	510	43.92	-	2	1	26	0
ME Trescothick (ENG)	2001-2003	6	12	-	415	122	34.58	974	42.6	1	2	1	57	0
AN Cook (ENG)	2007-2012	5	10	1	435	118	48.33	1054	41.27	1	3	2	47	0
MP Vaughan (ENG)	2001-2007	7	14	-	470	105	33.57	1158	40.58	1	3	-	58	0
PD Collingwood (ENG)	2003-2007	5	10	1	254	52	28.22	676	37.57	-	1	1	27	0
TT Samaraweera (SL)	2003-2012	5	9	1	371	142	46.37	1003	36.98	1	1	-	40	0
MS Atapattu (SL)	2001-2003	6	9	1	302	201*	37.75	824	36.65	1	-	2	33	0
GP Thorpe (ENG)	2001-2003	6	12	2	452	113*	45.20	1234	36.62	1	2	-	43	0
N Hussain (ENG)	2001-2003	5	10	-	182	109	18.20	524	34.73	1	-	1	21	3
MA Butcher (ENG)	2003-2003	3	6	-	175	54	29.16	557	31.41	-	2	-	21	1
AJ Stewart (ENG)	1993-2001	4	8	1	183	63	26.14	595	30.75	-	2	1	23	0
MA Atherton (ENG)	1993-2001	4	8	-	144	44	18.00	512	28.12	-	-	-	12	0

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Records includes the following current or recent matches:

England vs Australia at Sydney, The Ashes 5th Test, Jan 4-8, 2026 [Test # 2616]

Australia vs England at Melbourne, The Ashes 4th Test, Dec 26-27, 2025 [Test # 2615]

Australia vs England at Adelaide, The Ashes 3rd Test, Dec 17-21, 2025 [Test # 2613]