Batting Most Runs Innings

Cricket Records for England vs Sri Lanka in Test matches

High scores

Player	Runs	Mins	Balls	4s	6s	SR	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
JE Root	228	476	321	18	1	71.02	England	v Sri Lanka	Galle	14 Jan 2021	Test # 2403
DPMD Jayawardene	213*	610	411	25	-	51.82	Sri Lanka	v England	Galle	18 Dec 2007	Test # 1854
ST Jayasuriya	213	346	278	33	1	76.61	Sri Lanka	v England	The Oval	27 Aug 1998	Test # 1423
IJL Trott	203	517	409	17	-	49.63	England	v Sri Lanka	Cardiff	26 May 2011	Test # 1994
MS Atapattu	201*	684	536	18	-	37.50	Sri Lanka	v England	Galle	22 Feb 2001	Test # 1530
JE Root	200*	500	298	16	-	67.11	England	v Sri Lanka	Lord's	12 Jun 2014	Test # 2124
DPMD Jayawardene	195	578	422	16	1	46.20	Sri Lanka	v England	Colombo (SSC)	09 Dec 2007	Test # 1853
TM Dilshan	193	433	253	20	2	76.28	Sri Lanka	v England	Lord's	03 Jun 2011	Test # 1995
S Wettimuny	190	642	471	21	-	40.33	Sri Lanka	v England	Lord's	23 Aug 1984	Test # 994
JE Root	186	495	309	18	-	60.19	England	v Sri Lanka	Galle	22 Jan 2021	Test # 2405
MS Atapattu	185	492	351	24	-	52.70	Sri Lanka	v England	Lord's	16 May 2002	Test # 1603
DPMD Jayawardene	180	396	315	22	3	57.14	Sri Lanka	v England	Galle	26 Mar 2012	Test # 2038
GA Gooch	174	329	252	19	-	69.04	England	v Sri Lanka	Lord's	22 Aug 1991	Test # 1176
JM Bairstow	167*	405	251	18	-	66.53	England	v Sri Lanka	Lord's	09 Jun 2016	Test # 2205
ME Trescothick	161	296	232	23	3	69.39	England	v Sri Lanka	Birmingham	30 May 2002	Test # 1605
AD Mathews	160	309	249	25	1	64.25	Sri Lanka	v England	Leeds	20 Jun 2014	Test # 2126
KP Pietersen	158	301	205	19	2	77.07	England	v Sri Lanka	Lord's	11 May 2006	Test # 1802
JP Crawley	156*	318	249	19	1	62.65	England	v Sri Lanka	The Oval	27 Aug 1998	Test # 1423
MM Ali	155*	295	207	17	2	74.87	England	v Sri Lanka	Chester-le-Street	27 May 2016	Test # 2204
PA de Silva	152	461	292	17	-	52.05	Sri Lanka	v England	The Oval	27 Aug 1998	Test # 1423
KC Sangakkara	152	397	269	19	-	56.50	Sri Lanka	v England	Kandy	01 Dec 2007	Test # 1851
KP Pietersen	151	212	165	16	6	91.51	England	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	03 Apr 2012	Test # 2039
KC Sangakkara	147	449	258	16	-	56.97	Sri Lanka	v England	Lord's	12 Jun 2014	Test # 2124
KK Jennings	146*	-	280	9	-	52.14	England	v Sri Lanka	Galle	06 Nov 2018	Test # 2324
TT Samaraweera	142	491	408	13	-	34.80	Sri Lanka	v England	Colombo (SSC)	18 Dec 2003	Test # 1675
KP Pietersen	142	225	157	20	3	90.44	England	v Sri Lanka	Birmingham	25 May 2006	Test # 1803
JM Bairstow	140	264	183	13	1	76.50	England	v Sri Lanka	Leeds	19 May 2016	Test # 2203
MG Vandort	138	348	259	18	1	53.28	Sri Lanka	v England	Colombo (SSC)	09 Dec 2007	Test # 1853
DPMD Jayawardene	134	351	246	14	1	54.47	Sri Lanka	v England	Colombo (SSC)	18 Dec 2003	Test # 1675
AN Cook	133	399	274	10	-	48.54	England	v Sri Lanka	Cardiff	26 May 2011	Test # 1994
RA Smith	128	448	338	20	-	37.86	England	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	13 Mar 1993	Test # 1219
SD Robson	127	373	253	15	1	50.19	England	v Sri Lanka	Leeds	20 Jun 2014	Test # 2126
MJ Prior	126	195	131	19	-	96.18	England	v Sri Lanka	Lord's	03 Jun 2011	Test # 1995
LD Chandimal	126	311	207	13	1	60.86	Sri Lanka	v England	Chester-le-Street	27 May 2016	Test # 2204
JE Root	124	-	146	10	2	84.93	England	v Sri Lanka	Pallekele	14 Nov 2018	Test # 2326
GP Thorpe	123	316	229	12	-	53.71	England	v Sri Lanka	Birmingham	30 May 2002	Test # 1605
AJ Stewart	123	273	190	17	-	64.73	England	v Sri Lanka	Manchester	13 Jun 2002	Test # 1606
MA Butcher	123	313	226	18	-	54.42	England	v Sri Lanka	Manchester	13 Jun 2002	Test # 1606
ME Trescothick	122	394	348	12	-	35.05	England	v Sri Lanka	Galle	22 Feb 2001	Test # 1530
IR Bell	119*	290	169	12	-	70.41	England	v Sri Lanka	Southampton	16 Jun 2011	Test # 1996
DPMD Jayawardene	119	366	220	12	-	54.09	Sri Lanka	v England	Lord's	11 May 2006	Test # 1802
KC Sangakkara	119	346	249	16	-	47.79	Sri Lanka	v England	Southampton	16 Jun 2011	Test # 1996
AN Cook	118	380	285	12	-	41.40	England	v Sri Lanka	Galle	18 Dec 2007	Test # 1854
MP Vaughan	115	276	219	17	-	52.51	England	v Sri Lanka	Lord's	16 May 2002	Test # 1603
AJ Stewart	113*	308	240	14	-	47.08	England	v Sri Lanka	Lord's	22 Aug 1991	Test # 1176
GP Thorpe	113*	330	267	11	-	42.32	England	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	15 Mar 2001	Test # 1537
HAPW Jayawardene	112	252	168	12	-	66.66	Sri Lanka	v England	Cardiff	26 May 2011	Test # 1994
IJL Trott	112	336	266	10	-	42.10	England	v Sri Lanka	Galle	26 Mar 2012	Test # 2038
LRD Mendis	111	197	143	11	3	77.62	Sri Lanka	v England	Lord's	23 Aug 1984	Test # 994
HDRL Thirimanne	111	361	251	12	-	44.22	Sri Lanka	v England	Galle	14 Jan 2021	Test # 2403
JM Bairstow	110	-	186	9	1	59.13	England	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	23 Nov 2018	Test # 2329
AD Mathews	110	376	238	11	-	46.21	Sri Lanka	v England	Galle	22 Jan 2021	Test # 2405
N Hussain	109	298	255	12	3	42.74	England	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	07 Mar 2001	Test # 1532
RP Arnold	109	364	236	13	-	46.18	Sri Lanka	v England	Manchester	13 Jun 2002	Test # 1606
MM Ali	108*	385	281	17	-	38.43	England	v Sri Lanka	Leeds	20 Jun 2014	Test # 2126
AJ Lamb	107	266	195	10	1	54.87	England	v Sri Lanka	Lord's	23 Aug 1984	Test # 994
GA Hick	107	347	238	14	-	44.95	England	v Sri Lanka	The Oval	27 Aug 1998	Test # 1423
DPMD Jayawardene	107	222	168	17	-	63.69	Sri Lanka	v England	Lord's	16 May 2002	Test # 1603
BT Foakes	107	-	202	10	-	52.97	England	v Sri Lanka	Galle	06 Nov 2018	Test # 2324
PA de Silva	106	336	243	10	1	43.62	Sri Lanka	v England	Galle	22 Feb 2001	Test # 1530
ME Trescothick	106	251	180	17	1	58.88	England	v Sri Lanka	Lord's	11 May 2006	Test # 1802
AN Cook	106	337	231	10	-	45.88	England	v Sri Lanka	Lord's	03 Jun 2011	Test # 1995
MA Butcher	105	399	295	10	-	35.59	England	v Sri Lanka	Lord's	16 May 2002	Test # 1603
MP Vaughan	105	448	333	11	-	31.53	England	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	10 Dec 2003	Test # 1672
MG Vandort	105	396	303	9	-	34.65	Sri Lanka	v England	Birmingham	25 May 2006	Test # 1803
DPMD Jayawardene	105	313	216	11	1	48.61	Sri Lanka	v England	Colombo (PSS)	03 Apr 2012	Test # 2039
GS Ballance	104*	252	188	12	1	55.31	England	v Sri Lanka	Lord's	12 Jun 2014	Test # 2124
IR Bell	103*	219	159	11	1	64.77	England	v Sri Lanka	Cardiff	26 May 2011	Test # 1994
SAR Silva	102*	320	255	12	-	40.00	Sri Lanka	v England	Lord's	23 Aug 1984	Test # 994
AD Mathews	102	229	172	12	-	59.30	Sri Lanka	v England	Lord's	12 Jun 2014	Test # 2124
DPMD Jayawardene	101	180	165	12	1	61.21	Sri Lanka	v England	Kandy	07 Mar 2001	Test # 1532
TM Dilshan	100	162	129	13	1	77.51	Sri Lanka	v England	Kandy	10 Dec 2003	Test # 1672
AN Cook	96	281	164	15	-	58.53	England	v Sri Lanka	Lord's	03 Jun 2011	Test # 1995
KC Sangakkara	95	255	184	13	-	51.63	Sri Lanka	v England	Kandy	07 Mar 2001	Test # 1532
LRD Mendis	94	123	97	9	3	96.90	Sri Lanka	v England	Lord's	23 Aug 1984	Test # 994
RC Russell	94	276	202	11	-	46.53	England	v Sri Lanka	Lord's	25 Aug 1988	Test # 1103
MA Butcher	94	260	209	13	-	44.97	England	v Sri Lanka	Birmingham	30 May 2002	Test # 1605
AN Cook	94	339	278	9	-	33.81	England	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	03 Apr 2012	Test # 2039
AD Hales	94	282	179	10	1	52.51	England	v Sri Lanka	Lord's	09 Jun 2016	Test # 2205
HP Tillakaratne	93*	281	208	9	-	44.71	Sri Lanka	v England	Colombo (SSC)	13 Mar 1993	Test # 1219
KC Sangakkara	92	251	159	13	-	57.86	Sri Lanka	v England	Kandy	01 Dec 2007	Test # 1851
N Dickwella	92	235	144	10	-	63.88	Sri Lanka	v England	Galle	22 Jan 2021	Test # 2405
WPUJC Vaas	90	197	133	11	-	67.66	Sri Lanka	v England	Galle	18 Dec 2007	Test # 1854
DI Gower	89	256	198	12	1	44.94	England	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	17 Feb 1982	Test # 921
AN Cook	89	232	184	10	-	48.36	England	v Sri Lanka	Lord's	11 May 2006	Test # 1802
PA de Silva	88	322	225	12	-	39.11	Sri Lanka	v England	Lord's	16 May 2002	Test # 1603
AD Mathews	88	-	137	6	-	64.23	Sri Lanka	v England	Pallekele	14 Nov 2018	Test # 2326
TT Samaraweera	87*	162	128	9	-	67.96	Sri Lanka	v England	Southampton	16 Jun 2011	Test # 1996
MP Vaughan	87	161	139	12	-	62.58	England	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	09 Dec 2007	Test # 1853
DPMD Jayawardene	86*	312	242	7	-	35.53	Sri Lanka	v England	Galle	02 Dec 2003	Test # 1670
BC Broad	86	341	242	8	-	35.53	England	v Sri Lanka	Lord's	23 Aug 1984	Test # 994
MJ Prior	86	176	131	10	-	65.64	England	v Sri Lanka	Lord's	12 Jun 2014	Test # 2124
AD Hales	86	325	206	12	-	41.74	England	v Sri Lanka	Leeds	19 May 2016	Test # 2203
BKG Mendis	86	-	129	8	1	66.66	Sri Lanka	v England	Colombo (SSC)	23 Nov 2018	Test # 2329
CJ Tavare	85	220	186	12	-	45.69	England	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	17 Feb 1982	Test # 921
ST Jayasuriya	85	169	104	12	1	81.73	Sri Lanka	v England	Colombo (SSC)	18 Dec 2003	Test # 1675
KP Pietersen	85	184	115	14	-	73.91	England	v Sri Lanka	Southampton	16 Jun 2011	Test # 1996
AN Cook	85	235	173	9	-	49.13	England	v Sri Lanka	Lord's	09 Jun 2016	Test # 2205
ARS Silva	85	-	174	4	1	48.85	Sri Lanka	v England	Pallekele	14 Nov 2018	Test # 2326
A Ranatunga	84	248	183	8	-	45.90	Sri Lanka	v England	Lord's	23 Aug 1984	Test # 994

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