Batting Most Runs Innings IN Sri Lanka

High scores for England vs Sri Lanka in Tests IN Sri Lanka

High scores

Player	Runs	Mins	Balls	4s	6s	SR	Team	Opposition	Ground	Innings in match	Match Date	Scorecard
JE Root	228	476	321	18	1	71.02	England	v Sri Lanka	Galle	2	14 Jan 2021	Test # 2403
DPMD Jayawardene	213*	610	411	25	-	51.82	Sri Lanka	v England	Galle	1	18 Dec 2007	Test # 1854
MS Atapattu	201*	684	536	18	-	37.50	Sri Lanka	v England	Galle	1	22 Feb 2001	Test # 1530
DPMD Jayawardene	195	578	422	16	1	46.20	Sri Lanka	v England	Colombo (SSC)	2	9 Dec 2007	Test # 1853
JE Root	186	495	309	18	-	60.19	England	v Sri Lanka	Galle	2	22 Jan 2021	Test # 2405
DPMD Jayawardene	180	396	315	22	3	57.14	Sri Lanka	v England	Galle	1	26 Mar 2012	Test # 2038
KC Sangakkara	152	397	269	19	-	56.50	Sri Lanka	v England	Kandy	3	1 Dec 2007	Test # 1851
KP Pietersen	151	212	165	16	6	91.51	England	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	2	3 Apr 2012	Test # 2039
KK Jennings	146*	-	280	9	-	52.14	England	v Sri Lanka	Galle	3	6 Nov 2018	Test # 2324
TT Samaraweera	142	491	408	13	-	34.80	Sri Lanka	v England	Colombo (SSC)	2	18 Dec 2003	Test # 1675
MG Vandort	138	348	259	18	1	53.28	Sri Lanka	v England	Colombo (SSC)	2	9 Dec 2007	Test # 1853
DPMD Jayawardene	134	351	246	14	1	54.47	Sri Lanka	v England	Colombo (SSC)	2	18 Dec 2003	Test # 1675
RA Smith	128	448	338	20	-	37.86	England	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	1	13 Mar 1993	Test # 1219
JE Root	124	-	146	10	2	84.93	England	v Sri Lanka	Pallekele	3	14 Nov 2018	Test # 2326
ME Trescothick	122	394	348	12	-	35.05	England	v Sri Lanka	Galle	2	22 Feb 2001	Test # 1530
AN Cook	118	380	285	12	-	41.40	England	v Sri Lanka	Galle	3	18 Dec 2007	Test # 1854
GP Thorpe	113*	330	267	11	-	42.32	England	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	2	15 Mar 2001	Test # 1537
IJL Trott	112	336	266	10	-	42.10	England	v Sri Lanka	Galle	4	26 Mar 2012	Test # 2038
HDRL Thirimanne	111	361	251	12	-	44.22	Sri Lanka	v England	Galle	3	14 Jan 2021	Test # 2403
JM Bairstow	110	-	186	9	1	59.13	England	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	1	23 Nov 2018	Test # 2329
AD Mathews	110	376	238	11	-	46.21	Sri Lanka	v England	Galle	1	22 Jan 2021	Test # 2405
N Hussain	109	298	255	12	3	42.74	England	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	2	7 Mar 2001	Test # 1532
BT Foakes	107	-	202	10	-	52.97	England	v Sri Lanka	Galle	1	6 Nov 2018	Test # 2324
PA de Silva	106	336	243	10	1	43.62	Sri Lanka	v England	Galle	1	22 Feb 2001	Test # 1530
MP Vaughan	105	448	333	11	-	31.53	England	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	4	10 Dec 2003	Test # 1672
DPMD Jayawardene	105	313	216	11	1	48.61	Sri Lanka	v England	Colombo (PSS)	1	3 Apr 2012	Test # 2039
DPMD Jayawardene	101	180	165	12	1	61.21	Sri Lanka	v England	Kandy	1	7 Mar 2001	Test # 1532
TM Dilshan	100	162	129	13	1	77.51	Sri Lanka	v England	Kandy	3	10 Dec 2003	Test # 1672
KC Sangakkara	95	255	184	13	-	51.63	Sri Lanka	v England	Kandy	3	7 Mar 2001	Test # 1532
AN Cook	94	339	278	9	-	33.81	England	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	2	3 Apr 2012	Test # 2039
HP Tillakaratne	93*	281	208	9	-	44.71	Sri Lanka	v England	Colombo (SSC)	2	13 Mar 1993	Test # 1219
KC Sangakkara	92	251	159	13	-	57.86	Sri Lanka	v England	Kandy	1	1 Dec 2007	Test # 1851
N Dickwella	92	235	144	10	-	63.88	Sri Lanka	v England	Galle	1	22 Jan 2021	Test # 2405
WPUJC Vaas	90	197	133	11	-	67.66	Sri Lanka	v England	Galle	1	18 Dec 2007	Test # 1854
DI Gower	89	256	198	12	1	44.94	England	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	2	17 Feb 1982	Test # 921
AD Mathews	88	-	137	6	-	64.23	Sri Lanka	v England	Pallekele	4	14 Nov 2018	Test # 2326
MP Vaughan	87	161	139	12	-	62.58	England	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	1	9 Dec 2007	Test # 1853
DPMD Jayawardene	86*	312	242	7	-	35.53	Sri Lanka	v England	Galle	3	2 Dec 2003	Test # 1670
BKG Mendis	86	-	129	8	1	66.66	Sri Lanka	v England	Colombo (SSC)	4	23 Nov 2018	Test # 2329
CJ Tavare	85	220	186	12	-	45.69	England	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	4	17 Feb 1982	Test # 921
ST Jayasuriya	85	169	104	12	1	81.73	Sri Lanka	v England	Colombo (SSC)	2	18 Dec 2003	Test # 1675
ARS Silva	85	-	174	4	1	48.85	Sri Lanka	v England	Pallekele	2	14 Nov 2018	Test # 2326
TM Dilshan	84	218	137	11	-	61.31	Sri Lanka	v England	Galle	1	18 Dec 2007	Test # 1854
TM Dilshan	83	185	131	3	-	63.35	Sri Lanka	v England	Colombo (SSC)	2	18 Dec 2003	Test # 1675
IR Bell	83	185	125	12	-	66.40	England	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	2	1 Dec 2007	Test # 1851
FDM Karunaratne	83	-	125	9	-	66.40	Sri Lanka	v England	Colombo (SSC)	2	23 Nov 2018	Test # 2329
AN Cook	81	344	234	8	-	34.61	England	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	1	9 Dec 2007	Test # 1853
PA de Silva	80	205	148	6	2	54.05	Sri Lanka	v England	Colombo (SSC)	2	13 Mar 1993	Test # 1219
HAPW Jayawardene	79	217	161	6	-	49.06	Sri Lanka	v England	Colombo (SSC)	2	9 Dec 2007	Test # 1853
MJ Prior	79	189	130	9	-	60.76	England	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	1	9 Dec 2007	Test # 1853
ST Jayasuriya	78	147	106	10	1	73.58	Sri Lanka	v England	Kandy	3	1 Dec 2007	Test # 1851
RL Dias	77	161	128	11	-	60.15	Sri Lanka	v England	Colombo (PSS)	3	17 Feb 1982	Test # 921
A Flintoff	77	136	109	10	4	70.64	England	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	1	18 Dec 2003	Test # 1675
UDU Chandana	76	141	103	7	2	73.78	Sri Lanka	v England	Colombo (SSC)	2	18 Dec 2003	Test # 1675
IR Bell	74	303	209	6	-	35.40	England	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	4	1 Dec 2007	Test # 1851
DM de Silva	73	-	129	8	-	56.58	Sri Lanka	v England	Colombo (SSC)	2	23 Nov 2018	Test # 2329
DW Lawrence	73	182	150	6	1	48.66	England	v Sri Lanka	Galle	2	14 Jan 2021	Test # 2403
DPMD Jayawardene	71	188	152	8	1	46.71	Sri Lanka	v England	Colombo (SSC)	1	15 Mar 2001	Test # 1537
KC Sangakkara	71	208	142	9	1	50.00	Sri Lanka	v England	Galle	1	2 Dec 2003	Test # 1670
AD Mathews	71	344	219	4	-	32.42	Sri Lanka	v England	Galle	3	14 Jan 2021	Test # 2403
ME Trescothick	70	119	98	13	-	71.42	England	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	1	18 Dec 2003	Test # 1675
GA Hick	68	140	112	7	2	60.71	England	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	1	13 Mar 1993	Test # 1219
MDK Perera	67	224	170	8	1	39.41	Sri Lanka	v England	Galle	1	22 Jan 2021	Test # 2405
BT Foakes	65*	-	119	4	2	54.62	England	v Sri Lanka	Pallekele	3	14 Nov 2018	Test # 2326
RS Madugalle	65	246	164	3	1	39.63	Sri Lanka	v England	Colombo (PSS)	1	17 Feb 1982	Test # 921
RP Arnold	65	242	165	10	-	39.39	Sri Lanka	v England	Kandy	1	7 Mar 2001	Test # 1532
DPMD Jayawardene	65	148	108	9	-	60.18	Sri Lanka	v England	Kandy	3	1 Dec 2007	Test # 1851
ARS Silva	65	-	161	4	-	40.37	Sri Lanka	v England	Colombo (SSC)	4	23 Nov 2018	Test # 2329
A Ranatunga	64	167	119	6	1	53.78	Sri Lanka	v England	Colombo (SSC)	2	13 Mar 1993	Test # 1219
RS Mahanama	64	102	83	11	-	77.10	Sri Lanka	v England	Colombo (SSC)	2	13 Mar 1993	Test # 1219
DPMD Jayawardene	64	264	191	4	-	33.50	Sri Lanka	v England	Colombo (PSS)	3	3 Apr 2012	Test # 2039
IJL Trott	64	187	137	7	-	46.71	England	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	2	3 Apr 2012	Test # 2039
SM Curran	64	-	119	1	6	53.78	England	v Sri Lanka	Pallekele	1	14 Nov 2018	Test # 2326
JC Buttler	64	-	79	3	-	81.01	England	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	3	23 Nov 2018	Test # 2329
AJ Stewart	63	189	121	10	-	52.06	England	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	1	13 Mar 1993	Test # 1219
TM Dilshan	63	131	94	10	-	67.02	Sri Lanka	v England	Kandy	1	10 Dec 2003	Test # 1672
MJ Prior	63	153	147	8	-	42.85	England	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	4	1 Dec 2007	Test # 1851
FDM Karunaratne	63	-	125	4	-	50.40	Sri Lanka	v England	Pallekele	2	14 Nov 2018	Test # 2326
JC Buttler	63	-	67	7	-	94.02	England	v Sri Lanka	Pallekele	1	14 Nov 2018	Test # 2326
AN Cook	62	181	124	5	-	50.00	England	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	3	9 Dec 2007	Test # 1853
BA Stokes	62	-	93	4	3	66.66	England	v Sri Lanka	Galle	3	6 Nov 2018	Test # 2324
MDKJ Perera	62	160	109	5	1	56.88	Sri Lanka	v England	Galle	3	14 Jan 2021	Test # 2403
HAPW Jayawardene	61*	155	123	3	3	49.59	Sri Lanka	v England	Galle	3	26 Mar 2012	Test # 2038
DPMD Jayawardene	61	141	94	4	2	64.89	Sri Lanka	v England	Galle	1	22 Feb 2001	Test # 1530
MP Vaughan	61	126	109	8	-	55.96	England	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	3	9 Dec 2007	Test # 1853
AJ Strauss	61	202	126	4	-	48.41	England	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	2	3 Apr 2012	Test # 2039
JE Emburey	59	148	151	6	-	39.07	England	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	3	13 Mar 1993	Test # 1219
UC Hathurusingha	59	195	146	8	-	40.41	Sri Lanka	v England	Colombo (SSC)	2	13 Mar 1993	Test # 1219
GP Thorpe	59	217	153	6	-	38.56	England	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	2	7 Mar 2001	Test # 1532
RJ Burns	59	-	66	7	-	89.39	England	v Sri Lanka	Pallekele	3	14 Nov 2018	Test # 2326
DM de Silva	59	-	98	6	-	60.20	Sri Lanka	v England	Pallekele	2	14 Nov 2018	Test # 2326
KC Sangakkara	58	160	125	5	-	46.40	Sri Lanka	v England	Galle	1	22 Feb 2001	Test # 1530
ME Trescothick	57	197	169	6	-	33.72	England	v Sri Lanka	Galle	3	22 Feb 2001	Test # 1530
GP Thorpe	57	242	198	5	-	28.78	England	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	2	10 Dec 2003	Test # 1672
AD Mathews	57	213	157	6	-	36.30	Sri Lanka	v England	Colombo (PSS)	1	3 Apr 2012	Test # 2039
FDM Karunaratne	57	-	96	4	-	59.37	Sri Lanka	v England	Pallekele	4	14 Nov 2018	Test # 2326
BA Stokes	57	-	88	5	2	64.77	England	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	1	23 Nov 2018	Test # 2329
DP Sibley	56*	181	144	2	-	38.88	England	v Sri Lanka	Galle	4	22 Jan 2021	Test # 2405
JC Buttler	55	145	95	7	-	57.89	England	v Sri Lanka	Galle	2	22 Jan 2021	Test # 2405
A Ranatunga	54	140	96	7	-	56.25	Sri Lanka	v England	Colombo (PSS)	1	17 Feb 1982	Test # 921

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

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