ENG vs SL: England vs Sri Lanka Head-to-Head Record in Test, Most Runs, Most Wickets and other Records

ENG vs SL: England and Sri Lanka had a rich history in the cricket world. These two teams have produced some of the excellent performances in the past against each other. This rivalry will see a new episode added when these sides will face each other in a three-match Test series.

The series will start on August 21, and three games will take place at Old Trafford, Lord's, and Kennington Oval, respectively. This series is also part of the World Test Championship, so it is very important for both teams.

These two teams don't play very often, so every ENG vs SL test or series is very important. In this article, we will talk about the head-to-head record between these two sides in Test cricket and some other records as well.

ENG vs SL: England vs Sri Lanka Head to Head Records in Tests

The ENG vs SL rivalry had their first ever meeting in 1982, when these two teams met for the first time in red-ball cricket in Colombo. Since then, these two have played numerous battles against each other. Overall, these two teams have played 36 Test matches. England are ahead in this race with 17 wins, Sri Lanka have won 8 games, and the remaining 11 games have ended in draws.

Total Matches	36
England Won	17
Sri Lanka Won	8
No Result	11
Tie	0
Highest Total	628/8d by SL on 18 Dec 2003
Lowest Total	81 All Out by ENG on 18 Dec 2007
Biggest Win (Runs)	ENG beat Sl by 211 Runs on 6 Nov 2018
Biggest win (Innings)	ENG beat SL by an innings and 215 runs on 18 Dec 2003
Smallest win (runs)	ENG beat SL by 42 Runs on 23 Nov 2018
Smallest win (wickets)	ENG beat SL by 3 Wickets on 7 Mar 2001

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ENG vs SL: Most Runs

Former Sri Lankan captain Mahela Jayawardene is the only batter who has scored more than 2000 runs in the ENG vs SL rivalry. His countryman, Kumar Sangakkara, is next on the list. There are three Sri Lankans in the top five run-getters in ENG vs SL test history.

Batter	Span	Mts	Inns	Runs	HS	Avg	50s/100s
Mahela Jayawardene (SL)	1998-2014	23	41	2212	213*	58.21	10/8
Kumar Sangakkara (SL)	2001-2014	22	40	1568	152	40.20	9/3
Alastair Cook (ENG)	2006-2016	16	28	1290	133	53.75	7/3
Joe Root (ENG)	2014-2021	10	18	1001	228	58.88	1/4
Angelo Mathews (SL)	2012-2021	12	21	970	160	46.19	6/3

ENG vs SL: Most Wickets

Muttiah Muralidharan is the leading wicket-taker in Test cricket. So, it is not a surprise that he is at the top of this list. Murali has excellent numbers against every team, and he has 116 wickets in just 16 Tests against England. Here are the top five wicket-takers in the ENG vs SL test.

Bowlers	Span	Wkts	Mts	BBI	Avg	4fer	5fer
Muttiah Muralidharan (SL)	1993-2007	112	16	9/65	20.06	8	8
James Anderson (ENG)	2003-2021	58	14	6/40	22.18	1	5
Chaminda Vaas (SL)	2001-2007	49	15	6/73	31.36	3	1
Rangan Herath (SL)	2011-2018	43	11	6/74	33.27	2	3
Matthew Hoggard (ENG)	2002-2007	27	9	6/92	29.86	2	1

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