England vs Sri Lanka Records

Test Matches Records

Keeping Most Dismissals Career

Most Dismissals for England vs Sri Lanka in Tests

Most dismissals

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	Dismissed	Ct	St	Max Dis Inns	Dis/Inn
MJ Prior (ENG)	2007-2014	10	18	41	39	2	4 (4ct 0st)	2.277
KC Sangakkara (SL)	2001-2014	22	22	40	34	6	5 (5ct 0st)	1.818
AJ Stewart (ENG)	1991-2002	9	15	24	21	3	4 (3ct 1st)	1.6
HAPW Jayawardene (SL)	2007-2014	9	16	23	19	4	4 (4ct 0st)	1.437
JM Bairstow (ENG)	2016-2021	6	6	19	19	0	5 (5ct 0st)	3.166
LD Chandimal (SL)	2012-2024	11	11	18	17	1	4 (4ct 0st)	1.636
GO Jones (ENG)	2006-2006	3	6	17	16	1	5 (5ct 0st)	2.833
N Dickwella (SL)	2018-2021	5	10	11	10	1	3 (2ct 1st)	1.1
JC Buttler (ENG)	2018-2021	5	4	10	9	1	4 (3ct 1st)	2.5
BT Foakes (ENG)	2018-2018	3	6	10	8	2	3 (3ct 0st)	1.666
JL Smith (ENG)	2024-2024	3	6	9	9	0	3 (3ct 0st)	1.5
CMW Read (ENG)	2003-2003	3	5	7	5	2	4 (4ct 0st)	1.4
SAR Silva (SL)	1984-1988	2	3	6	6	0	3 (3ct 0st)	2
RC Russell (ENG)	1988-1991	2	4	6	6	0	2 (2ct 0st)	1.5
KNM Fernando (SL)	2024-2024	2	2	4	4	0	3 (3ct 0st)	2
RS Kaluwitharana (SL)	1998-1998	1	2	4	3	1	2 (2ct 0st)	2
BKG Mendis (SL)	2016-2024	9	0	3	3	0	2 (2ct 0st)	-
PR Downton (ENG)	1984-1984	1	2	3	3	0	2 (2ct 0st)	1.5
RW Taylor (ENG)	1982-1982	1	2	3	3	0	2 (2ct 0st)	1.5
AM de Silva (SL)	1993-1993	1	2	2	1	1	2 (1ct 1st)	1
HM Goonatilleke (SL)	1982-1982	1	2	2	1	1	1 (1ct 0st)	1
HP Tillakaratne (SL)	1991-2003	9	2	1	1	0	1 (1ct 0st)	0.5

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Innings refers to when the player was the designated keeper.
All figures exclude catches not made as a wicketkeeper.

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]