Most sixes in an innings By England vs Sri Lanka in Tests - England
Most sixes in an innings
Player | Runs scored in an inns | Mins | Balls | 4s | 6s | SR | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
| 151 | 212 | 165 | 16 | 6 | 91.51 | England | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (PSS) | 3 Apr 2012 | Test # 2039 | |
| 64 | - | 119 | 1 | 6 | 53.78 | England | v Sri Lanka | Pallekele | 14 Nov 2018 | Test # 2326 | |
| 77 | 136 | 109 | 10 | 4 | 70.64 | England | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (SSC) | 18 Dec 2003 | Test # 1675 | |
| 118 | 174 | 115 | 14 | 4 | 102.60 | England | v Sri Lanka | Lord's | 29 Aug 2024 | Test # 2546 | |
| 109 | 298 | 255 | 12 | 3 | 42.74 | England | v Sri Lanka | Kandy | 7 Mar 2001 | Test # 1532 | |
| 161 | 296 | 232 | 23 | 3 | 69.39 | England | v Sri Lanka | Birmingham | 30 May 2002 | Test # 1605 | |
| 142 | 225 | 157 | 20 | 3 | 90.44 | England | v Sri Lanka | Birmingham | 25 May 2006 | Test # 1803 | |
| 62 | - | 93 | 4 | 3 | 66.66 | England | v Sri Lanka | Galle | 6 Nov 2018 | Test # 2324 | |
| 37 | - | 34 | 1 | 3 | 108.82 | England | v Sri Lanka | Galle | 6 Nov 2018 | Test # 2324 | |
| 48 | - | 104 | 1 | 3 | 46.15 | England | v Sri Lanka | Galle | 6 Nov 2018 | Test # 2324 | |
| 68 | 140 | 112 | 7 | 2 | 60.71 | England | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (SSC) | 13 Mar 1993 | Test # 1219 | |
| 13 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 162.50 | England | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (SSC) | 13 Mar 1993 | Test # 1219 | |
| 32 | 59 | 52 | 3 | 2 | 61.53 | England | v Sri Lanka | The Oval | 27 Aug 1998 | Test # 1423 | |
| 18 | 33 | 32 | 0 | 2 | 56.25 | England | v Sri Lanka | Galle | 2 Dec 2003 | Test # 1670 | |
| 26 | 45 | 29 | 1 | 2 | 89.65 | England | v Sri Lanka | Galle | 2 Dec 2003 | Test # 1670 | |
| 33 | 37 | 29 | 3 | 2 | 113.79 | England | v Sri Lanka | Lord's | 11 May 2006 | Test # 1802 | |
| 158 | 301 | 205 | 19 | 2 | 77.07 | England | v Sri Lanka | Lord's | 11 May 2006 | Test # 1802 | |
| 79 | 167 | 128 | 10 | 2 | 61.71 | England | v Sri Lanka | Lord's | 3 Jun 2011 | Test # 1995 | |
| 42 | 43 | 28 | 4 | 2 | 150.00 | England | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (PSS) | 3 Apr 2012 | Test # 2039 | |
| 155 | 295 | 207 | 17 | 2 | 74.87 | England | v Sri Lanka | Chester-le-Street | 27 May 2016 | Test # 2204 | |
| 35 | - | 38 | 4 | 2 | 92.10 | England | v Sri Lanka | Galle | 6 Nov 2018 | Test # 2324 | |
| 124 | - | 146 | 10 | 2 | 84.93 | England | v Sri Lanka | Pallekele | 14 Nov 2018 | Test # 2326 | |
| 65 | - | 119 | 4 | 2 | 54.62 | England | v Sri Lanka | Pallekele | 14 Nov 2018 | Test # 2326 | |
| 57 | - | 88 | 5 | 2 | 64.77 | England | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (SSC) | 23 Nov 2018 | Test # 2329 | |
| 86 | 127 | 79 | 9 | 2 | 108.86 | England | v Sri Lanka | The Oval | 6 Sep 2024 | Test # 2548 | |
| 154 | 264 | 156 | 19 | 2 | 98.71 | England | v Sri Lanka | The Oval | 6 Sep 2024 | Test # 2548 | |
| 89 | 256 | 198 | 12 | 1 | 44.94 | England | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (PSS) | 17 Feb 1982 | Test # 921 | |
| 107 | 266 | 195 | 10 | 1 | 54.87 | England | v Sri Lanka | Lord's | 23 Aug 1984 | Test # 994 | |
| 63 | 123 | 75 | 6 | 1 | 84.00 | England | v Sri Lanka | Lord's | 25 Aug 1988 | Test # 1103 | |
| 11 | 36 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 44.00 | England | v Sri Lanka | Lord's | 22 Aug 1991 | Test # 1176 | |
| 26 | 56 | 28 | 2 | 1 | 92.85 | England | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (SSC) | 13 Mar 1993 | Test # 1219 | |
| 156 | 318 | 249 | 19 | 1 | 62.65 | England | v Sri Lanka | The Oval | 27 Aug 1998 | Test # 1423 | |
| 68 | 272 | 186 | 6 | 1 | 36.55 | England | v Sri Lanka | Lord's | 16 May 2002 | Test # 1603 | |
| 23 | 23 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 164.28 | England | v Sri Lanka | Manchester | 13 Jun 2002 | Test # 1606 | |
| 14 | 60 | 43 | 0 | 1 | 32.55 | England | v Sri Lanka | Galle | 2 Dec 2003 | Test # 1670 | |
| 26 | 81 | 70 | 2 | 1 | 37.14 | England | v Sri Lanka | Galle | 2 Dec 2003 | Test # 1670 | |
| 54 | 166 | 132 | 6 | 1 | 40.90 | England | v Sri Lanka | Galle | 2 Dec 2003 | Test # 1670 | |
| 14 | 44 | 49 | 0 | 1 | 28.57 | England | v Sri Lanka | Galle | 2 Dec 2003 | Test # 1670 | |
| 16 | 33 | 25 | 2 | 1 | 64.00 | England | v Sri Lanka | Kandy | 10 Dec 2003 | Test # 1672 | |
| 12 | 34 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 48.00 | England | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (SSC) | 18 Dec 2003 | Test # 1675 | |
| 17 | 107 | 64 | 0 | 1 | 26.56 | England | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (SSC) | 18 Dec 2003 | Test # 1675 | |
| 106 | 251 | 180 | 17 | 1 | 58.88 | England | v Sri Lanka | Lord's | 11 May 2006 | Test # 1802 | |
| 48 | 227 | 184 | 0 | 1 | 26.08 | England | v Sri Lanka | Nottingham | 2 Jun 2006 | Test # 1804 | |
| 26 | 27 | 28 | 3 | 1 | 92.85 | England | v Sri Lanka | Nottingham | 2 Jun 2006 | Test # 1804 | |
| 41 | 109 | 58 | 4 | 1 | 70.68 | England | v Sri Lanka | Nottingham | 2 Jun 2006 | Test # 1804 | |
| 45 | 119 | 79 | 4 | 1 | 56.96 | England | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (SSC) | 9 Dec 2007 | Test # 1853 | |
| 103 | 219 | 159 | 11 | 1 | 64.77 | England | v Sri Lanka | Cardiff | 26 May 2011 | Test # 1994 | |
| 52 | 117 | 87 | 8 | 1 | 59.77 | England | v Sri Lanka | Galle | 26 Mar 2012 | Test # 2038 | |
| 28 | 32 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 186.66 | England | v Sri Lanka | Galle | 26 Mar 2012 | Test # 2038 | |
| 17 | 39 | 33 | 1 | 1 | 51.51 | England | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (PSS) | 3 Apr 2012 | Test # 2039 | |
| 48 | 125 | 98 | 6 | 1 | 48.97 | England | v Sri Lanka | Lord's | 12 Jun 2014 | Test # 2124 | |
| 56 | 105 | 75 | 7 | 1 | 74.66 | England | v Sri Lanka | Lord's | 12 Jun 2014 | Test # 2124 | |
| 104 | 252 | 188 | 12 | 1 | 55.31 | England | v Sri Lanka | Lord's | 12 Jun 2014 | Test # 2124 | |
| 27 | 94 | 53 | 1 | 1 | 50.94 | England | v Sri Lanka | Leeds | 20 Jun 2014 | Test # 2126 | |
| 127 | 373 | 253 | 15 | 1 | 50.19 | England | v Sri Lanka | Leeds | 20 Jun 2014 | Test # 2126 | |
| 140 | 264 | 183 | 13 | 1 | 76.50 | England | v Sri Lanka | Leeds | 19 May 2016 | Test # 2203 | |
| 83 | 191 | 145 | 9 | 1 | 57.24 | England | v Sri Lanka | Chester-le-Street | 27 May 2016 | Test # 2204 | |
| 49 | 126 | 86 | 3 | 1 | 56.97 | England | v Sri Lanka | Lord's | 9 Jun 2016 | Test # 2205 | |
| 94 | 282 | 179 | 10 | 1 | 52.51 | England | v Sri Lanka | Lord's | 9 Jun 2016 | Test # 2205 | |
| 35 | - | 58 | 2 | 1 | 60.34 | England | v Sri Lanka | Galle | 6 Nov 2018 | Test # 2324 | |
| 10 | - | 14 | 0 | 1 | 71.42 | England | v Sri Lanka | Pallekele | 14 Nov 2018 | Test # 2326 | |
| 31 | - | 52 | 2 | 1 | 59.61 | England | v Sri Lanka | Pallekele | 14 Nov 2018 | Test # 2326 | |
| 110 | - | 186 | 9 | 1 | 59.13 | England | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (SSC) | 23 Nov 2018 | Test # 2329 | |
| 228 | 476 | 321 | 18 | 1 | 71.02 | England | v Sri Lanka | Galle | 14 Jan 2021 | Test # 2403 | |
| 73 | 182 | 150 | 6 | 1 | 48.66 | England | v Sri Lanka | Galle | 14 Jan 2021 | Test # 2403 | |
| 29 | 46 | 28 | 3 | 1 | 103.57 | England | v Sri Lanka | Galle | 22 Jan 2021 | Test # 2405 | |
| 13 | 45 | 43 | 0 | 1 | 30.23 | England | v Sri Lanka | Galle | 22 Jan 2021 | Test # 2405 | |
| 22 | 15 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 169.23 | England | v Sri Lanka | Manchester | 21 Aug 2024 | Test # 2545 | |
| 34 | 68 | 54 | 2 | 1 | 62.96 | England | v Sri Lanka | Manchester | 21 Aug 2024 | Test # 2545 | |
| 39 | 63 | 48 | 4 | 1 | 81.25 | England | v Sri Lanka | Manchester | 21 Aug 2024 | Test # 2545 | |
| 111 | 225 | 148 | 8 | 1 | 75.00 | England | v Sri Lanka | Manchester | 21 Aug 2024 | Test # 2545 | |
| 37 | 39 | 36 | 4 | 1 | 102.77 | England | v Sri Lanka | Lord's | 29 Aug 2024 | Test # 2546 | |
| 15 | 20 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 125.00 | England | v Sri Lanka | The Oval | 6 Sep 2024 | Test # 2548 | |
| 35 | 51 | 35 | 3 | 1 | 100.00 | England | v Sri Lanka | The Oval | 6 Sep 2024 | Test # 2548 | |
| 67 | 84 | 50 | 10 | 1 | 134.00 | England | v Sri Lanka | The Oval | 6 Sep 2024 | Test # 2548 | |
| 7 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 116.66 | England | v Sri Lanka | The Oval | 6 Sep 2024 | Test # 2548 | |
| 3 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 | England | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (PSS) | 17 Feb 1982 | Test # 921 | |
| 13 | 54 | 47 | 3 | 0 | 27.65 | England | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (PSS) | 17 Feb 1982 | Test # 921 | |
| 0 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | England | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (PSS) | 17 Feb 1982 | Test # 921 | |
| 11 | 40 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 45.83 | England | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (PSS) | 17 Feb 1982 | Test # 921 | |
| 0 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | England | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (PSS) | 17 Feb 1982 | Test # 921 | |
| 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | England | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (PSS) | 17 Feb 1982 | Test # 921 | |
| 45 | 112 | 99 | 3 | 0 | 45.45 | England | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (PSS) | 17 Feb 1982 | Test # 921 | |
| 22 | 56 | 31 | 5 | 0 | 70.96 | England | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (PSS) | 17 Feb 1982 | Test # 921 | |
| 31 | 109 | 74 | 5 | 0 | 41.89 | England | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (PSS) | 17 Feb 1982 | Test # 921 | |
| 42 | 125 | 79 | 6 | 0 | 53.16 | England | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (PSS) | 17 Feb 1982 | Test # 921 | |
| 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | England | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (PSS) | 17 Feb 1982 | Test # 921 | |
| 85 | 220 | 186 | 12 | 0 | 45.69 | England | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (PSS) | 17 Feb 1982 | Test # 921 | |
| 31 | 120 | 92 | 5 | 0 | 33.69 | England | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (PSS) | 17 Feb 1982 | Test # 921 | |
| 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | England | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (PSS) | 17 Feb 1982 | Test # 921 | |
| 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | England | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (PSS) | 17 Feb 1982 | Test # 921 | |
| 1 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 12.50 | England | v Sri Lanka | Lord's | 23 Aug 1984 | Test # 994 | |
| 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | England | v Sri Lanka | Lord's | 23 Aug 1984 | Test # 994 | |
| 6 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 100.00 | England | v Sri Lanka | Lord's | 23 Aug 1984 | Test # 994 | |
| 86 | 341 | 242 | 8 | 0 | 35.53 | England | v Sri Lanka | Lord's | 23 Aug 1984 | Test # 994 | |
| 10 | 65 | 53 | 1 | 0 | 18.86 | England | v Sri Lanka | Lord's | 23 Aug 1984 | Test # 994 | |
| 41 | 112 | 79 | 7 | 0 | 51.89 | England | v Sri Lanka | Lord's | 23 Aug 1984 | Test # 994 | |
| 25 | 50 | 41 | 4 | 0 | 60.97 | England | v Sri Lanka | Lord's | 23 Aug 1984 | Test # 994 | |
| 55 | 196 | 151 | 5 | 0 | 36.42 | England | v Sri Lanka | Lord's | 23 Aug 1984 | Test # 994 | |
| 2 | 37 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 9.52 | England | v Sri Lanka | Lord's | 23 Aug 1984 | Test # 994 |
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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]