Batting Highest Strike Rate Innings IN Sri Lanka

Highest strike rates in an innings By England vs Sri Lanka in Tests IN Sri Lanka

Highest strike rates in an innings

Player	Runs	Balls	4s	6s	SR	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
SCJ Broad	28	15	5	1	186.66	England	v Sri Lanka	Galle	26 Mar 2012	Test # 2038
KP Pietersen	42*	28	4	2	150.00	England	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	3 Apr 2012	Test # 2039
BT Foakes	37	34	1	3	108.82	England	v Sri Lanka	Galle	6 Nov 2018	Test # 2324
PM Pushpakumara	42*	40	6	1	105.00	Sri Lanka	v England	Colombo (SSC)	23 Nov 2018	Test # 2329
JM Bairstow	29	28	3	1	103.57	England	v Sri Lanka	Galle	22 Jan 2021	Test # 2405
M Muralidaran	38	37	4	1	102.70	Sri Lanka	v England	Galle	2 Dec 2003	Test # 1670
JC Buttler	46*	48	5	-	95.83	England	v Sri Lanka	Galle	22 Jan 2021	Test # 2405
L Embuldeniya	40	42	6	1	95.23	Sri Lanka	v England	Galle	22 Jan 2021	Test # 2405
JC Buttler	63	67	7	-	94.02	England	v Sri Lanka	Pallekele	14 Nov 2018	Test # 2326
GA Hick	26	28	2	1	92.85	England	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	13 Mar 1993	Test # 1219
AU Rashid	35	38	4	2	92.10	England	v Sri Lanka	Galle	6 Nov 2018	Test # 2324
KP Pietersen	151	165	16	6	91.51	England	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	3 Apr 2012	Test # 2039
RL Johnson	26	29	1	2	89.65	England	v Sri Lanka	Galle	2 Dec 2003	Test # 1670
RJ Burns	59	66	7	-	89.39	England	v Sri Lanka	Pallekele	14 Nov 2018	Test # 2326
CC Lewis	45	51	7	-	88.23	England	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	13 Mar 1993	Test # 1219
PA de Silva	29	33	5	1	87.87	Sri Lanka	v England	Kandy	7 Mar 2001	Test # 1532
KK Jennings	46	53	7	-	86.79	England	v Sri Lanka	Galle	6 Nov 2018	Test # 2324
JE Root	124	146	10	2	84.93	England	v Sri Lanka	Pallekele	14 Nov 2018	Test # 2326
ST Jayasuriya	85	104	12	1	81.73	Sri Lanka	v England	Colombo (SSC)	18 Dec 2003	Test # 1675
N Dickwella	35	43	3	-	81.39	Sri Lanka	v England	Pallekele	14 Nov 2018	Test # 2326
JC Buttler	64	79	3	-	81.01	England	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	23 Nov 2018	Test # 2329
RS Bopara	34	42	7	-	80.95	England	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	1 Dec 2007	Test # 1851
A Dananjaya	31	39	3	-	79.48	Sri Lanka	v England	Pallekele	14 Nov 2018	Test # 2326
GP Thorpe	46	58	6	-	79.31	England	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	7 Mar 2001	Test # 1532
TM Dilshan	100	129	13	1	77.51	Sri Lanka	v England	Kandy	10 Dec 2003	Test # 1672
RS Mahanama	64	83	11	-	77.10	Sri Lanka	v England	Colombo (SSC)	13 Mar 1993	Test # 1219
LPC Silva	37	48	7	-	77.08	Sri Lanka	v England	Kandy	1 Dec 2007	Test # 1851
JE Root	35	46	5	-	76.08	England	v Sri Lanka	Galle	6 Nov 2018	Test # 2324
N Dickwella	25	33	3	-	75.75	Sri Lanka	v England	Pallekele	14 Nov 2018	Test # 2326
JC Buttler	34	45	3	-	75.55	England	v Sri Lanka	Pallekele	14 Nov 2018	Test # 2326
BKG Mendis	27	36	4	-	75.00	Sri Lanka	v England	Colombo (SSC)	23 Nov 2018	Test # 2329
KC Sangakkara	31	42	6	-	73.80	Sri Lanka	v England	Colombo (SSC)	18 Dec 2003	Test # 1675
UDU Chandana	76	103	7	2	73.78	Sri Lanka	v England	Colombo (SSC)	18 Dec 2003	Test # 1675
ST Jayasuriya	78	106	10	1	73.58	Sri Lanka	v England	Kandy	1 Dec 2007	Test # 1851
N Dickwella	28	39	3	-	71.79	Sri Lanka	v England	Galle	6 Nov 2018	Test # 2324
ME Trescothick	70	98	13	-	71.42	England	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	18 Dec 2003	Test # 1675
JE Root	228	321	18	1	71.02	England	v Sri Lanka	Galle	14 Jan 2021	Test # 2403
AN Cook	49*	69	6	-	71.01	England	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	3 Apr 2012	Test # 2039
A Flintoff	77	109	10	4	70.64	England	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	18 Dec 2003	Test # 1675
KC Sangakkara	34	49	6	-	69.38	Sri Lanka	v England	Kandy	10 Dec 2003	Test # 1672
WPUJC Vaas	90	133	11	-	67.66	Sri Lanka	v England	Galle	18 Dec 2007	Test # 1854
MP Vaughan	52	77	8	-	67.53	England	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	10 Dec 2003	Test # 1672
TM Dilshan	63	94	10	-	67.02	Sri Lanka	v England	Kandy	10 Dec 2003	Test # 1672
BKG Mendis	86	129	8	1	66.66	Sri Lanka	v England	Colombo (SSC)	23 Nov 2018	Test # 2329
BA Stokes	62	93	4	3	66.66	England	v Sri Lanka	Galle	6 Nov 2018	Test # 2324
BA Stokes	42	63	4	-	66.66	England	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	23 Nov 2018	Test # 2329
IR Bell	83	125	12	-	66.40	England	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	1 Dec 2007	Test # 1851
FDM Karunaratne	83	125	9	-	66.40	Sri Lanka	v England	Colombo (SSC)	23 Nov 2018	Test # 2329
GP Thorpe	32*	49	2	-	65.30	England	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	15 Mar 2001	Test # 1537
AJ Strauss	26	40	2	-	65.00	England	v Sri Lanka	Galle	26 Mar 2012	Test # 2038
DPMD Jayawardene	61	94	4	2	64.89	Sri Lanka	v England	Galle	22 Feb 2001	Test # 1530
BA Stokes	57	88	5	2	64.77	England	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	23 Nov 2018	Test # 2329
AD Mathews	88	137	6	-	64.23	Sri Lanka	v England	Pallekele	14 Nov 2018	Test # 2326
N Dickwella	92	144	10	-	63.88	Sri Lanka	v England	Galle	22 Jan 2021	Test # 2405
TM Dilshan	83	131	3	-	63.35	Sri Lanka	v England	Colombo (SSC)	18 Dec 2003	Test # 1675
AP Gurusinha	29	46	3	-	63.04	Sri Lanka	v England	Colombo (SSC)	13 Mar 1993	Test # 1219
MP Vaughan	87	139	12	-	62.58	England	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	9 Dec 2007	Test # 1853
A Ranatunga	35	56	3	-	62.50	Sri Lanka	v England	Colombo (SSC)	13 Mar 1993	Test # 1219
IR Bell	54	88	7	-	61.36	England	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	9 Dec 2007	Test # 1853
TM Dilshan	84	137	11	-	61.31	Sri Lanka	v England	Galle	18 Dec 2007	Test # 1854
MDK Perera	30	49	3	1	61.22	Sri Lanka	v England	Galle	6 Nov 2018	Test # 2324
DPMD Jayawardene	101	165	12	1	61.21	Sri Lanka	v England	Kandy	7 Mar 2001	Test # 1532
TM Dilshan	36	59	6	-	61.01	Sri Lanka	v England	Kandy	7 Mar 2001	Test # 1532
MJ Prior	79	130	9	-	60.76	England	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	9 Dec 2007	Test # 1853
GA Hick	68	112	7	2	60.71	England	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	13 Mar 1993	Test # 1219
PD Collingwood	29	48	4	-	60.41	England	v Sri Lanka	Galle	18 Dec 2007	Test # 1854
JC Buttler	35	58	2	1	60.34	England	v Sri Lanka	Galle	6 Nov 2018	Test # 2324
DM de Silva	59	98	6	-	60.20	Sri Lanka	v England	Pallekele	14 Nov 2018	Test # 2326
JE Root	186	309	18	-	60.19	England	v Sri Lanka	Galle	22 Jan 2021	Test # 2405
DPMD Jayawardene	65	108	9	-	60.18	Sri Lanka	v England	Kandy	1 Dec 2007	Test # 1851
RL Dias	77	128	11	-	60.15	Sri Lanka	v England	Colombo (PSS)	17 Feb 1982	Test # 921
MM Ali	33	55	4	-	60.00	England	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	23 Nov 2018	Test # 2329
IR Bell	52	87	8	1	59.77	England	v Sri Lanka	Galle	26 Mar 2012	Test # 2038
AU Rashid	31	52	2	1	59.61	England	v Sri Lanka	Pallekele	14 Nov 2018	Test # 2326
FDM Karunaratne	57	96	4	-	59.37	Sri Lanka	v England	Pallekele	14 Nov 2018	Test # 2326
JM Bairstow	110	186	9	1	59.13	England	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	23 Nov 2018	Test # 2329
ME Trescothick	36	61	5	-	59.01	England	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	10 Dec 2003	Test # 1672
BKG Mendis	45	77	6	1	58.44	Sri Lanka	v England	Galle	6 Nov 2018	Test # 2324
JE Root	46	79	4	-	58.22	England	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	23 Nov 2018	Test # 2329
HP Tillakaratne	36*	62	6	-	58.06	Sri Lanka	v England	Colombo (SSC)	13 Mar 1993	Test # 1219
JC Buttler	55	95	7	-	57.89	England	v Sri Lanka	Galle	22 Jan 2021	Test # 2405
KC Sangakkara	92	159	13	-	57.86	Sri Lanka	v England	Kandy	1 Dec 2007	Test # 1851
KTGD Prasad	34	59	5	-	57.62	Sri Lanka	v England	Colombo (PSS)	3 Apr 2012	Test # 2039
AD Mathews	53	92	5	-	57.60	Sri Lanka	v England	Galle	6 Nov 2018	Test # 2324
DPMD Jayawardene	180	315	22	3	57.14	Sri Lanka	v England	Galle	26 Mar 2012	Test # 2038
KP Pietersen	45*	79	4	1	56.96	England	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	9 Dec 2007	Test # 1853
MDKJ Perera	62	109	5	1	56.88	Sri Lanka	v England	Galle	14 Jan 2021	Test # 2403
DM de Silva	73	129	8	-	56.58	Sri Lanka	v England	Colombo (SSC)	23 Nov 2018	Test # 2329
KC Sangakkara	152	269	19	-	56.50	Sri Lanka	v England	Kandy	1 Dec 2007	Test # 1851
A Ranatunga	54	96	7	-	56.25	Sri Lanka	v England	Colombo (PSS)	17 Feb 1982	Test # 921
LD Chandimal	27	48	2	2	56.25	Sri Lanka	v England	Galle	26 Mar 2012	Test # 2038
MP Vaughan	61	109	8	-	55.96	England	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	9 Dec 2007	Test # 1853
BT Foakes	65*	119	4	2	54.62	England	v Sri Lanka	Pallekele	14 Nov 2018	Test # 2326
DPMD Jayawardene	134	246	14	1	54.47	Sri Lanka	v England	Colombo (SSC)	18 Dec 2003	Test # 1675
KP Pietersen	31	57	6	-	54.38	England	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	1 Dec 2007	Test # 1851
PD Collingwood	52	96	7	-	54.16	England	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	9 Dec 2007	Test # 1853
PA de Silva	80	148	6	2	54.05	Sri Lanka	v England	Colombo (SSC)	13 Mar 1993	Test # 1219
JM Bairstow	35*	65	2	-	53.84	England	v Sri Lanka	Galle	14 Jan 2021	Test # 2403
A Ranatunga	64	119	6	1	53.78	Sri Lanka	v England	Colombo (SSC)	13 Mar 1993	Test # 1219
SM Curran	64	119	1	6	53.78	England	v Sri Lanka	Pallekele	14 Nov 2018	Test # 2326

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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]