England vs Sri Lanka Head to Head Stats & Records in Test Cricket
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| # | Team 1 | Team 2 | Winner | Margin | Date | Venue | Scorecard |
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| 1 | England | Sri Lanka | SL | 8 wickets | 06 Sep 2024 | London | SL won by 8 wickets |
| 2 | England | Sri Lanka | ENG | 190 runs. | 29 Aug 2024 | London | ENG won by 190 runs. |
| 3 | England | Sri Lanka | ENG | 5 wickets | 21 Aug 2024 | Manchester | ENG won by 5 wickets |
| 4 | Sri Lanka | England | ENG | 6 wickets | 22 Jan 2021 | Galle | ENG won by 6 wickets |
| 5 | Sri Lanka | England | ENG | 7 wickets | 14 Jan 2021 | Galle | ENG won by 7 wickets |
| 6 | Sri Lanka | England | ENG | 42 runs | 23 Nov 2018 | Colombo | ENG won by 42 runs |
| 7 | Sri Lanka | England | ENG | 57 runs | 14 Nov 2018 | Kandy | ENG won by 57 runs |
| 8 | Sri Lanka | England | ENG | 211 runs | 06 Nov 2018 | Galle | ENG won by 211 runs |
| 9 | England | Sri Lanka | - | 09 Jun 2016 | London | Match drawn | |
| 10 | England | Sri Lanka | ENG | 9 wickets | 27 May 2016 | Chester-le-Street | ENG won by 9 wickets |
| 11 | England | Sri Lanka | ENG | an innings and 88 runs | 19 May 2016 | Leeds | ENG won by an innings and 88 runs |
| 12 | Sri Lanka | England | SL | won by 100 runs | 20 Jun 2014 | Leeds | SL won by 100 runs |
| 13 | England | Sri Lanka | - | Match drawn | 12 Jun 2014 | London | Match drawn |
| 14 | England | Sri Lanka | ENG | won by 8 wickets | 03 Apr 2012 | Colombo | ENG won by 8 wickets |
| 15 | Sri Lanka | England | SL | won by 75 runs | 26 Mar 2012 | Galle | SL won by 75 runs |
| 16 | England | Sri Lanka | - | Match drawn | 16 Jun 2011 | Southampton | Match drawn |
| 17 | England | Sri Lanka | - | Match drawn | 03 Jun 2011 | London | Match drawn |
| 18 | England | Sri Lanka | ENG | won by an innings and 14 runs | 26 May 2011 | Cardiff | ENG won by an innings and 14 runs |
| 19 | Sri Lanka | England | - | Match drawn | 18 Dec 2007 | Galle | Match drawn |
| 20 | Sri Lanka | England | - | Match drawn | 09 Dec 2007 | Colombo | Match drawn |
| 21 | Sri Lanka | England | SL | won by 88 runs | 01 Dec 2007 | Kandy | SL won by 88 runs |
| 22 | Sri Lanka | England | SL | won by 134 runs | 02 Jun 2006 | Nottingham | SL won by 134 runs |
| 23 | England | Sri Lanka | ENG | won by 6 wickets | 25 May 2006 | Birmingham | ENG won by 6 wickets |
| 24 | England | Sri Lanka | - | Match drawn | 11 May 2006 | London | Match drawn |
| 25 | Sri Lanka | England | SL | won by an innings and 215 runs | 18 Dec 2003 | Colombo | SL won by an innings and 215 runs |
| 26 | Sri Lanka | England | - | Match drawn | 10 Dec 2003 | Kandy | Match drawn |
| 27 | Sri Lanka | England | - | Match drawn | 02 Dec 2003 | Galle | Match drawn |
| 28 | England | Sri Lanka | ENG | won by 10 wickets | 13 Jun 2002 | Manchester | ENG won by 10 wickets |
| 29 | England | Sri Lanka | ENG | won by an innings and 111 runs | 30 May 2002 | Birmingham | ENG won by an innings and 111 runs |
| 30 | England | Sri Lanka | - | Match drawn | 16 May 2002 | London | Match drawn |
| 31 | England | Sri Lanka | ENG | won by 4 wickets | 15 Mar 2001 | Colombo | ENG won by 4 wickets |
| 32 | England | Sri Lanka | ENG | won by 3 wickets | 07 Mar 2001 | Kandy | ENG won by 3 wickets |
| 33 | Sri Lanka | England | SL | won by an innings and 28 runs | 22 Feb 2001 | Galle | SL won by an innings and 28 runs |
| 34 | Sri Lanka | England | SL | won by 10 wickets | 27 Aug 1998 | London | SL won by 10 wickets |
| 35 | Sri Lanka | England | SL | won by 5 wickets | 13 Mar 1993 | Colombo | SL won by 5 wickets |
| 36 | England | Sri Lanka | ENG | won by 137 runs | 22 Aug 1991 | London | ENG won by 137 runs |
| 37 | England | Sri Lanka | ENG | won by 7 wickets | 25 Aug 1988 | London | ENG won by 7 wickets |
| 38 | England | Sri Lanka | - | Match drawn | 23 Aug 1984 | London | Match drawn |
| 39 | England | Sri Lanka | ENG | won by 7 wickets | 17 Feb 1982 | Colombo | ENG won by 7 wickets |
England vs Sri Lanka Head to Head in Test Cricket
England and Sri Lanka have faced each other in 39 Test matches, the first in 1982 and the latest beginning on 6 September 2024. England have won 19 and Sri Lanka 9, with 11 drawn or ended without a result. England lead by 10. The highest innings total England have made against Sri Lanka is 575, against Sri Lanka's best of 628. The lowest completed innings are 81 and 81 respectively. England batters have scored 46 centuries here, Sri Lanka batters 33. Everything match by match, with venues and margins, is above. Last updated 9 September, 2026.
Sri Lanka played their inaugural Test against England at the P Sara Oval in February 1982 and lost it by seven wickets after leading on first innings. England won the first three between the two and it took Sri Lanka sixteen years to record a victory - but when it came, at The Oval in August 1998, it was emphatic. Sri Lanka made 591, Muttiah Muralitharan took 16 wickets in the match, and they won by ten wickets in a one-off Test that had been handed to them almost as a courtesy.
Conditions have shaped the record since. Sri Lanka's 628 for 8 declared at the Sinhalese Sports Club in 2003 is the highest total this fixture has seen, and their home Tests have generally been slow, high-scoring affairs settled by spin. England's best is 575 for 9 at The Oval in 2014, in a series Sri Lanka drew after a last-wicket stand at Headingley.
England won 2-1 at home in 2024, taking the first two at Old Trafford and Lord's before Sri Lanka finished the series with an eight-wicket win at The Oval - the ground where they had recorded their first. The two also produced one of England's more unlikely away results in January 2021, winning both Tests at Galle in empty stadiums during the pandemic.
