Cricket Records in England in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2020/21

Highest strike rates in an innings

Player	Runs	Balls	4s	6s	SR	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
JM Bairstow	29	28	3	1	103.57	England	v Sri Lanka	Galle	22 Jan 2021	Test # 2405
JC Buttler	46*	48	5	-	95.83	England	v Sri Lanka	Galle	22 Jan 2021	Test # 2405
L Embuldeniya	40	42	6	1	95.23	Sri Lanka	v England	Galle	22 Jan 2021	Test # 2405
JE Root	228	321	18	1	71.02	England	v Sri Lanka	Galle	14 Jan 2021	Test # 2403
N Dickwella	92	144	10	-	63.88	Sri Lanka	v England	Galle	22 Jan 2021	Test # 2405
JE Root	186	309	18	-	60.19	England	v Sri Lanka	Galle	22 Jan 2021	Test # 2405
JC Buttler	55	95	7	-	57.89	England	v Sri Lanka	Galle	22 Jan 2021	Test # 2405
MDKJ Perera	62	109	5	1	56.88	Sri Lanka	v England	Galle	14 Jan 2021	Test # 2403
JM Bairstow	35*	65	2	-	53.84	England	v Sri Lanka	Galle	14 Jan 2021	Test # 2403
JC Buttler	30	57	3	-	52.63	England	v Sri Lanka	Galle	14 Jan 2021	Test # 2403
JM Bairstow	47	93	2	-	50.53	England	v Sri Lanka	Galle	14 Jan 2021	Test # 2403
AD Mathews	27	54	1	1	50.00	Sri Lanka	v England	Galle	14 Jan 2021	Test # 2403
DW Lawrence	73	150	6	1	48.66	England	v Sri Lanka	Galle	14 Jan 2021	Test # 2403
AD Mathews	110	238	11	-	46.21	Sri Lanka	v England	Galle	22 Jan 2021	Test # 2405
HDRL Thirimanne	43	95	5	-	45.26	Sri Lanka	v England	Galle	22 Jan 2021	Test # 2405
HDRL Thirimanne	111	251	12	-	44.22	Sri Lanka	v England	Galle	14 Jan 2021	Test # 2403
LD Chandimal	52	121	4	1	42.97	Sri Lanka	v England	Galle	22 Jan 2021	Test # 2405
LD Chandimal	28	71	1	-	39.43	Sri Lanka	v England	Galle	14 Jan 2021	Test # 2403
MDK Perera	67	170	8	1	39.41	Sri Lanka	v England	Galle	22 Jan 2021	Test # 2405
N Dickwella	29	74	1	-	39.18	Sri Lanka	v England	Galle	14 Jan 2021	Test # 2403
DP Sibley	56*	144	2	-	38.88	England	v Sri Lanka	Galle	22 Jan 2021	Test # 2405
JM Bairstow	28	73	5	-	38.35	England	v Sri Lanka	Galle	22 Jan 2021	Test # 2405
DM Bess	32	95	4	-	33.68	England	v Sri Lanka	Galle	22 Jan 2021	Test # 2405
AD Mathews	71	219	4	-	32.42	Sri Lanka	v England	Galle	14 Jan 2021	Test # 2403

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Minimum of 25 runs
Strike rates listed for matches only where balls faced are available
Performances in matches that overlap decades are credited to the year in which they occurred - this results in some unknown data, especially in regard to bowling figures
Performances in matches that overlap years are credited to the year in which they occurred - this results in some unknown data, especially in regard to bowling figures

Records includes the following current or recent matches:

England vs India at Lord's, India in England 3rd Test, Jul 10-14, 2025 [Test # 2594]

India vs England at Birmingham, India in England 2nd Test, Jul 2-6, 2025 [Test # 2591]

India vs England at Leeds, India in England 1st Test, Jun 20-24, 2025 [Test # 2587]