England vs Sri Lanka Records

Test Matches Records

Team Largest Margins

Largest margins in Tests by Innings, runs & wickets for England vs Sri Lanka

By an innings

Winner	Margin	Target	Overs	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
Sri Lanka	inns & 215 runs	-	-	v England	Colombo (SSC)	18 Dec 2003	Test # 1675
England	inns & 111 runs	-	-	v Sri Lanka	Birmingham	30 May 2002	Test # 1605
England	inns & 88 runs	-	-	v Sri Lanka	Leeds	19 May 2016	Test # 2203
Sri Lanka	inns & 28 runs	-	-	v England	Galle	22 Feb 2001	Test # 1530
England	inns & 14 runs	-	-	v Sri Lanka	Cardiff	26 May 2011	Test # 1994

By runs

Winner	Margin	Target	Overs	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
England	211 runs	462	85.1	v Sri Lanka	Galle	6 Nov 2018	Test # 2324
England	190 runs	483	86.4	v Sri Lanka	Lord's	29 Aug 2024	Test # 2546
England	137 runs	423	103.3	v Sri Lanka	Lord's	22 Aug 1991	Test # 1176
Sri Lanka	134 runs	325	68.5	v England	Nottingham	2 Jun 2006	Test # 1804
Sri Lanka	100 runs	350	116.5	v England	Leeds	20 Jun 2014	Test # 2126
Sri Lanka	88 runs	350	94.0	v England	Kandy	1 Dec 2007	Test # 1851
Sri Lanka	75 runs	340	99.0	v England	Galle	26 Mar 2012	Test # 2038
England	57 runs	301	74.0	v Sri Lanka	Pallekele	14 Nov 2018	Test # 2326
England	42 runs	327	86.4	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	23 Nov 2018	Test # 2329

By wickets

Winner	Margin	Target	Overs	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
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Records includes the following current or recent matches:

Zimbabwe vs New Zealand at Bulawayo, New Zealand in Zimbabwe 2nd Test, Aug 7-9, 2025 [Test # 2599]

India vs England at The Oval, India in England 5th Test, Jul 31-Aug 4, 2025 [Test # 2598]

Somerset vs Nottinghamshire at Nottingham, County Championship Division One 55th Match, Jul 29-Aug 1, 2025 [First-class]