| England in Sri Lanka ODI Series, 1981/82 | 1981/82 | drawn | 1-1 (2) |
| England in Sri Lanka Test Match, 1981/82 | 1981/82 | England | 1-0 (1) |
| Prudential World Cup (in England), 1983 | 1983 | India | - |
| Sri Lanka in England Test Match, 1984 | 1984 | drawn | 0-0 (1) |
| Reliance World Cup (in India/Pakistan), 1987/88 | 1987/88 | Australia | - |
| Sri Lanka in England Test Match, 1988 | 1988 | England | 1-0 (1) |
| Texaco Trophy (Sri Lanka in England), 1988 | 1988 | England | 1-0 (1) |
| MRF World Series (Nehru Cup) (Australia, England, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, West Indies in India), 1989/90 | 1989/90 | Pakistan | - |
| Sri Lanka in England Test Match, 1991 | 1991 | England | 1-0 (1) |
| Benson & Hedges World Cup (in Australia/New Zealand), 1991/92 | 1991/92 | Pakistan | - |
| England in Sri Lanka Test Match, 1992/93 | 1992/93 | Sri Lanka | 1-0 (1) |
| England in Sri Lanka ODI Series, 1992/93 | 1992/93 | Sri Lanka | 2-0 (2) |
| Wills World Cup (in India/Pakistan/Sri Lanka), 1995/96 | 1995/96 | Sri Lanka | - |
| Emirates Triangular Tournament (England, South Africa, Sri Lanka in England), 1998 | 1998 | Sri Lanka | - |
| Sri Lanka in England Test Match, 1998 | 1998 | Sri Lanka | 1-0 (1) |
| Carlton & United Series (Australia, England, Sri Lanka in Australia), 1998/99 | 1998/99 | Australia | - |
| ICC World Cup (in England/Ireland/Netherlands/Scotland), 1999 | 1999 | Australia | - |
| England in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2000/01 | 2000/01 | England | 2-1 (3) |
| England in Sri Lanka ODI Series, 2000/01 | 2000/01 | Sri Lanka | 3-0 (3) |
| Sri Lanka in England Test Series, 2002 | 2002 | England | 2-0 (3) |
| NatWest Series (England, India, Sri Lanka in England), 2002 | 2002 | India | - |
| VB Series (Australia, England, Sri Lanka in Australia), 2002/03 | 2002/03 | Australia | - |
| England in Sri Lanka ODI Series, 2003/04 | 2003/04 | Sri Lanka | 1-0 (3) |
| England in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2003/04 | 2003/04 | Sri Lanka | 1-0 (3) |
| ICC Champions Trophy (in England), 2004 | 2004 | West Indies | - |
| Hong Kong International Cricket Sixes, 2004/05 | 2004/05 | England | - |
| Hong Kong International Cricket Sixes, 2005/06 | 2005/06 | India | - |
| Sri Lanka in England Test Series, 2006 | 2006 | drawn | 1-1 (3) |
| Sri Lanka in England T20I Match, 2006 | 2006 | Sri Lanka | 1-0 (1) |
| NatWest Series [Sri Lanka in England], 2006 | 2006 | Sri Lanka | 5-0 (5) |
| ICC World Cup (in West Indies), 2006/07 | 2006/07 | Australia | - |
| England in Sri Lanka ODI Series, 2007/08 | 2007/08 | England | 3-2 (5) |
| England in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2007/08 | 2007/08 | Sri Lanka | 1-0 (3) |
| ICC Champions Trophy (in South Africa), 2009/10 | 2009/10 | Australia | - |
| Hong Kong Cricket Sixes, 2009/10 | 2009/10 | South Africa | - |
| ICC World Twenty20 (in West Indies), 2010 | 2010 | England | - |
| ICC Cricket World Cup (in Bangladesh/India/Sri Lanka), 2010/11 | 2010/11 | India | - |
| Sri Lanka in England Test Series, 2011 | 2011 | England | 1-0 (3) |
| Sri Lanka in England T20I Match, 2011 | 2011 | Sri Lanka | 1-0 (1) |
| NatWest Series [Sri Lanka in England], 2011 | 2011 | England | 3-2 (5) |
| Hong Kong International Cricket Sixes, 2011/12 | 2011/12 | Pakistan | - |
| England in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2011/12 | 2011/12 | drawn | 1-1 (2) |
| ICC World Twenty20 (in Sri Lanka), 2012/13 | 2012/13 | West Indies | - |
| ICC Champions Trophy (in England), 2013 | 2013 | India | - |
| World T20 (in Bangladesh), 2013/14 | 2013/14 | Sri Lanka | - |
| Sri Lanka in England T20I Match, 2014 | 2014 | Sri Lanka | 1-0 (1) |
| Sri Lanka in England ODI Series, 2014 | 2014 | Sri Lanka | 3-2 (5) |
| Sri Lanka in England Test Series, 2014 | 2014 | Sri Lanka | 1-0 (2) |
| England in Sri Lanka ODI Series, 2014/15 | 2014/15 | Sri Lanka | 5-2 (7) |
| ICC Cricket World Cup (in Australia/New Zealand), 2014/15 | 2014/15 | Australia | - |
| World T20 (in India), 2015/16 | 2015/16 | West Indies | - |
| Sri Lanka in England Test Series, 2016 | 2016 | England | 2-0 (3) |
| Sri Lanka in England ODI Series, 2016 | 2016 | England | 3-0 (5) |
| Sri Lanka in England T20I Match, 2016 | 2016 | England | 1-0 (1) |
| England in Sri Lanka ODI Series, 2018/19 | 2018/19 | England | 3-1 (5) |
| England in Sri Lanka T20I Match, 2018/19 | 2018/19 | England | 1-0 (1) |
| England in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2018/19 | 2018/19 | England | 3-0 (3) |
| ICC Cricket World Cup (in England), 2019 | 2019 | England | - |
| England in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2019/20 | 2019/20 | - | - |
| England in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2020/21 | 2020/21 | England | 2-0 (2) |
| Sri Lanka in England T20I Series, 2021 | 2021 | England | 3-0 (3) |
| Sri Lanka in England ODI Series, 2021 | 2021 | England | 2-0 (3) |
| ICC Men's T20 World Cup (in Oman/United Arab Emirates), 2021/22 | 2021/22 | Australia | - |
| ICC Men's T20 World Cup (in Australia), 2022/23 | 2022/23 | England | - |
| ICC Cricket World Cup (in India), 2023/24 | 2023/24 | Australia | - |
| Sri Lanka in England Test Series, 2024 | 2024 | England | 2-1 (3) |