The Sri Lanka national cricket team toured England from 8 May to 5 July 2016 for a three-match Test series, a five-match One Day International (ODI) series and a one-off Twenty20 International (T20I) against the England cricket team. England won the Test series 2–0, the ODI series 3–0 and won the one-off T20I match by 8 wickets.
They also played two first-class matches against Essex and Leicestershire prior to the Test series, and two ODI matches against Ireland prior to the ODI series.[1] The two first-class matches were both drawn and Sri Lanka won the ODI series against Ireland 2–0.
In April 2016, the ECB made a proposal that the series uses a points-based scoring system across all three formats, with both teams agreeing to the idea in principle.[2][3] The following month, the points system was named Super Series and approved for this series and England's series against Pakistan.[4] Four points were awarded for winning a Test match and two points for wins in ODIs or T20Is matches. No overall trophy was awarded, but there was a prize of £25,000, to be split amongst the players.[4] England won the Super Series 20–4.
England
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| England | Sri Lanka | ||
| Dates | 8 May – 5 July 2016 | ||
| Captains |
Alastair Cook (Tests) Eoin Morgan (ODIs, T20I) | Angelo Mathews | |
| Test series | |||
| Result | England won the 3-match series 2–0 | ||
| Most runs | Jonny Bairstow (387) | Kaushal Silva (193) | |
| Most wickets | James Anderson (21) | Nuwan Pradeep (10) | |
| Player of the series |
Jonny Bairstow (Eng) Kaushal Silva (SL) | ||
| One Day International series | |||
| Results | England won the 5-match series 3–0 | ||
| Most runs | Jason Roy (316) | Dinesh Chandimal (267) | |
| Most wickets |
David Willey (10) Liam Plunkett (10) |
Suranga Lakmal (5) Nuwan Pradeep (5) | |
| Player of the series | Jason Roy (Eng) | ||
| Twenty20 International series | |||
| Results | England won the 1-match series 1–0 | ||
| Most runs | Jos Buttler (73) | Danushka Gunathilaka (26) | |
| Most wickets | Liam Dawson (3) | Angelo Mathews (2) | |
| Super Series points | |||
| England 20, Sri Lanka 4 | |||
Squads
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Kusal Perera replaced Dhammika Prasad in Sri Lanka's Test squad.[10] Chris Woakes was added to England's squad for the second Test as a replacement for the injured Ben Stokes, who was later ruled out of the series.[11][12] Dushmantha Chameera suffered a stress fracture in his lower back and was ruled out of the tour.[13] Chaminda Bandara was named as Chameera's replacement.[14] Following the ODI matches in Ireland, Shaminda Eranga was admitted to hospital in Dublin to undergo tests on his heart.[15] However, on the same day, he was suspended from bowling in international matches by the International Cricket Council (ICC) due to an illegal action reported during the second Test.[16] Prior to the third ODI, Lahiru Thirimanne was ruled out of the rest of the series with a lower back strain.[17]
Tour matches
editFirst-class: Essex vs Sri Lankans
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- Sri Lankans won the toss and elected to bat.
- No play was possible on day 3 due to rain.
- Aaron Beard (Essex) made his first-class debut.
First-class: Leicestershire vs Sri Lankans
editTest series
edit1st Test
edit19–23 May 2016
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- Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field.
- Play on day 1 was reduced to 53 overs due to rain.
- Play on day 2 ended early due to bad light.
- Rain stopped play before lunch on day 3 and play later resumed at 15:30.
- James Vince (Eng) and Dasun Shanaka (SL) made their Test debuts.
- James Anderson (Eng) took his first five-wicket haul at Leeds.[18]
- James Anderson's match figures of 10 for 45 are the best for an England bowler against Sri Lanka.[19]
- Points: England 4, Sri Lanka 0.
2nd Test
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- England won the toss and elected to bat.
- Rangana Herath (SL) took his 300th Test wicket.[20]
- James Anderson (Eng) took his 450th Test wicket.[21]
- Alastair Cook (Eng) became the youngest player and the first England batsman to reach 10,000 runs in Test cricket.[22]
- Umpire Aleem Dar was taken ill during the afternoon session on day 4 and was replaced by Rod Tucker, whose position as television umpire was taken by David Millns.
- Points: England 4, Sri Lanka 0.
3rd Test
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- England won the toss and elected to bat.
- Play on day 4 was delayed until 14:40 due to rain.
- Play on day 5 was delayed until 13:20 due to rain. Rain then stopped play at 13:35.
- Jonny Bairstow's score of 167* is the highest score by an English wicket-keeper batsman in a home Test match and at Lord's.[23]
- Points: England 2, Sri Lanka 2.
ODI series
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- England won the toss and elected to field.
- Chris Woakes' 95* is the highest score by a No. 8 batsman in ODIs.[24]
- This was the first time that an ODI between England and Sri Lanka ended in a tie.[25]
- Points: England 1, Sri Lanka 1.
2nd ODI
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- Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat.
- Alex Hales and Jason Roy made the highest first-wicket partnership (256) for England in ODIs.[26]
- This partnership is also the first 200 run 1st wicket partnership for England vs Sri Lanka in ODIs.
- This partnership is also the highest for England for any wicket in ODIs.[26]
- This was the highest total for a team that won by 10 wickets in ODIs.[26]
- Points: England 2, Sri Lanka 0.
3rd ODI
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- England won the toss and elected to field.
- The start of the England innings was delayed by nearly an hour due to the rain during the innings break.
- Rain stopped play at 16:28 and the match was abandoned with no further play possible.
- Liam Plunkett (Eng) took his 50th ODI wicket.[27]
- Points: England 1, Sri Lanka 1.
4th ODI
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- England won the toss and elected to field.
- Rain stopped play during Sri Lanka's innings, the match was reduced to 42 overs per side and England's target was set at 308 runs.
- Jason Roy's score of 162 is the second highest score by an England player in ODIs.[28]
- Roy's 162 was also the highest score made by a batsman in an ODI match at The Oval.[28]
- This was England's second highest successful run chase in ODIs.[28]
- Points: England 2, Sri Lanka 0.
5th ODI
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- Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field.
- Chaminda Bandara (SL) made his ODI debut.
- Chaminda Bandara conceded the most runs (83) for a Sri Lankan bowler on debut in an ODI.[29]
- Points: England 2, Sri Lanka 0.
T20I series
editOnly T20I
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- Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat.
- Liam Dawson and Tymal Mills (Eng); Chaminda Bandara, Kusal Mendis and Nuwan Pradeep (SL) all made their T20I debuts.
- Points: England 2, Sri Lanka 0.
Ireland
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| Ireland | Sri Lanka | ||
| Dates | 16 June – 18 June 2016 | ||
| Captains | William Porterfield | Angelo Mathews | |
| One Day International series | |||
| Results | Sri Lanka won the 2-match series 2–0 | ||
| Most runs | Kusal Perera (167) | William Porterfield (81) | |
| Most wickets | Dasun Shanaka (6) |
Barry McCarthy (4) Tim Murtagh (4) | |
| Player of the series | Dasun Shanaka (SL) | ||
Squads
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ODI series
edit1st ODI
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- Ireland won the toss and elected to field.
- Rain reduced Ireland's innings by 3 overs, with a revised target of 293 runs.
- Barry McCarthy (Ire), Dhananjaya de Silva, Kusal Mendis and Dasun Shanaka (SL) all made their ODI debuts.
- Dasun Shanaka (SL) became the twelfth player to take five wickets on debut in an ODI.[32]
2nd ODI
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