Batting Highest Strike Rate Innings

Cricket Records for England vs Sri Lanka in Test matches

Highest strike rates in an innings

Player	Runs	Balls	4s	6s	SR	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
SCJ Broad	28	15	5	1	186.66	England	v Sri Lanka	Galle	26 Mar 2012	Test # 2038
KP Pietersen	42*	28	4	2	150.00	England	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	03 Apr 2012	Test # 2039
IR Bell	57*	43	8	-	132.55	England	v Sri Lanka	Lord's	03 Jun 2011	Test # 1995
PA de Silva	42	32	7	-	131.25	Sri Lanka	v England	Lord's	22 Aug 1991	Test # 1176
SCJ Broad	47	38	9	-	123.68	England	v Sri Lanka	Lord's	12 Jun 2014	Test # 2124
BKG Mendis	26	22	4	-	118.18	Sri Lanka	v England	Chester-le-Street	27 May 2016	Test # 2204
A Flintoff	33*	29	3	2	113.79	England	v Sri Lanka	Lord's	11 May 2006	Test # 1802
M Muralidaran	33	29	3	1	113.79	Sri Lanka	v England	Nottingham	02 Jun 2006	Test # 1804
BT Foakes	37	34	1	3	108.82	England	v Sri Lanka	Galle	06 Nov 2018	Test # 2324
SCJ Broad	54	51	9	-	105.88	England	v Sri Lanka	Lord's	03 Jun 2011	Test # 1995
PM Pushpakumara	42*	40	6	1	105.00	Sri Lanka	v England	Colombo (SSC)	23 Nov 2018	Test # 2329
JM Bairstow	29	28	3	1	103.57	England	v Sri Lanka	Galle	22 Jan 2021	Test # 2405
M Muralidaran	38	37	4	1	102.70	Sri Lanka	v England	Galle	02 Dec 2003	Test # 1670
FDM Karunaratne	38	38	6	-	100.00	Sri Lanka	v England	Lord's	12 Jun 2014	Test # 2124
WPUJC Vaas	28	28	3	1	100.00	Sri Lanka	v England	Birmingham	30 May 2002	Test # 1605
LRD Mendis	94	97	9	3	96.90	Sri Lanka	v England	Lord's	23 Aug 1984	Test # 994
MJ Prior	126	131	19	-	96.18	England	v Sri Lanka	Lord's	03 Jun 2011	Test # 1995
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
RJ Ratnayake	52	55	7	-	94.54	Sri Lanka	v England	Lord's	22 Aug 1991	Test # 1176
ST Jayasuriya	66	70	8	-	94.28	Sri Lanka	v England	Lord's	22 Aug 1991	Test # 1176
JC Buttler	63	67	7	-	94.02	England	v Sri Lanka	Pallekele	14 Nov 2018	Test # 2326
LE Plunkett	39	42	6	-	92.85	England	v Sri Lanka	Lord's	12 Jun 2014	Test # 2124
GA Hick	26	28	2	1	92.85	England	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	13 Mar 1993	Test # 1219
MS Panesar	26	28	3	1	92.85	England	v Sri Lanka	Nottingham	02 Jun 2006	Test # 1804
AD Mathews	26	28	2	1	92.85	Sri Lanka	v England	Leeds	20 Jun 2014	Test # 2126
AU Rashid	35	38	4	2	92.10	England	v Sri Lanka	Galle	06 Nov 2018	Test # 2324
KP Pietersen	151	165	16	6	91.51	England	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	03 Apr 2012	Test # 2039
KP Pietersen	142	157	20	3	90.44	England	v Sri Lanka	Birmingham	25 May 2006	Test # 1803
ST Jayasuriya	26	29	5	-	89.65	Sri Lanka	v England	Manchester	13 Jun 2002	Test # 1606
RL Johnson	26	29	1	2	89.65	England	v Sri Lanka	Galle	02 Dec 2003	Test # 1670
RJ Burns	59	66	7	-	89.39	England	v Sri Lanka	Pallekele	14 Nov 2018	Test # 2326
CC Lewis	45	51	7	-	88.23	England	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	13 Mar 1993	Test # 1219
PA de Silva	29	33	5	1	87.87	Sri Lanka	v England	Kandy	07 Mar 2001	Test # 1532
KK Jennings	46	53	7	-	86.79	England	v Sri Lanka	Galle	06 Nov 2018	Test # 2324
WPUJC Vaas	31	36	4	-	86.11	Sri Lanka	v England	Lord's	11 May 2006	Test # 1802
JE Root	124	146	10	2	84.93	England	v Sri Lanka	Pallekele	14 Nov 2018	Test # 2326
JM Bairstow	48	57	5	-	84.21	England	v Sri Lanka	Chester-le-Street	27 May 2016	Test # 2204
AJ Lamb	63	75	6	1	84.00	England	v Sri Lanka	Lord's	25 Aug 1988	Test # 1103
M Muralidaran	30	36	5	-	83.33	Sri Lanka	v England	The Oval	27 Aug 1998	Test # 1423
LD Chandimal	45	55	6	-	81.81	Sri Lanka	v England	Leeds	20 Jun 2014	Test # 2126
MP Vaughan	36	44	5	-	81.81	England	v Sri Lanka	Manchester	13 Jun 2002	Test # 1606
JM Anderson	27	33	5	-	81.81	England	v Sri Lanka	Southampton	16 Jun 2011	Test # 1996
ST Jayasuriya	85	104	12	1	81.73	Sri Lanka	v England	Colombo (SSC)	18 Dec 2003	Test # 1675
N Dickwella	35	43	3	-	81.39	Sri Lanka	v England	Pallekele	14 Nov 2018	Test # 2326
JC Buttler	64	79	3	-	81.01	England	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	23 Nov 2018	Test # 2329
RS Bopara	34	42	7	-	80.95	England	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	01 Dec 2007	Test # 1851
DSBP Kuruppu	25	31	5	-	80.64	Sri Lanka	v England	Lord's	25 Aug 1988	Test # 1103
RP Arnold	62	77	11	-	80.51	Sri Lanka	v England	Manchester	13 Jun 2002	Test # 1606
A Dananjaya	31	39	3	-	79.48	Sri Lanka	v England	Pallekele	14 Nov 2018	Test # 2326
DSBP Kuruppu	46	58	6	-	79.31	Sri Lanka	v England	Lord's	25 Aug 1988	Test # 1103
GP Thorpe	46	58	6	-	79.31	England	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	07 Mar 2001	Test # 1532
HMRKB Herath	26	33	2	1	78.78	Sri Lanka	v England	Lord's	03 Jun 2011	Test # 1995
DPMD Jayawardene	47	60	7	-	78.33	Sri Lanka	v England	Birmingham	30 May 2002	Test # 1605
BKG Mendis	53	68	8	-	77.94	Sri Lanka	v England	Leeds	19 May 2016	Test # 2203
LRD Mendis	111	143	11	3	77.62	Sri Lanka	v England	Lord's	23 Aug 1984	Test # 994
TM Dilshan	100	129	13	1	77.51	Sri Lanka	v England	Kandy	10 Dec 2003	Test # 1672
IJL Trott	58	75	9	-	77.33	England	v Sri Lanka	Lord's	03 Jun 2011	Test # 1995
RS Mahanama	64	83	11	-	77.10	Sri Lanka	v England	Colombo (SSC)	13 Mar 1993	Test # 1219
LPC Silva	37	48	7	-	77.08	Sri Lanka	v England	Kandy	01 Dec 2007	Test # 1851
KP Pietersen	158	205	19	2	77.07	England	v Sri Lanka	Lord's	11 May 2006	Test # 1802
ST Jayasuriya	213	278	33	1	76.61	Sri Lanka	v England	The Oval	27 Aug 1998	Test # 1423
JM Bairstow	140	183	13	1	76.50	England	v Sri Lanka	Leeds	19 May 2016	Test # 2203
CRD Fernando	39*	51	6	-	76.47	Sri Lanka	v England	Southampton	16 Jun 2011	Test # 1996
TM Dilshan	193	253	20	2	76.28	Sri Lanka	v England	Lord's	03 Jun 2011	Test # 1995
AD Mathews	80	105	9	1	76.19	Sri Lanka	v England	Chester-le-Street	27 May 2016	Test # 2204
JE Root	35	46	5	-	76.08	England	v Sri Lanka	Galle	06 Nov 2018	Test # 2324
N Dickwella	25	33	3	-	75.75	Sri Lanka	v England	Pallekele	14 Nov 2018	Test # 2326
JC Buttler	34	45	3	-	75.55	England	v Sri Lanka	Pallekele	14 Nov 2018	Test # 2326
BKG Mendis	27	36	4	-	75.00	Sri Lanka	v England	Colombo (SSC)	23 Nov 2018	Test # 2329
MM Ali	155*	207	17	2	74.87	England	v Sri Lanka	Chester-le-Street	27 May 2016	Test # 2204
IR Bell	56	75	7	1	74.66	England	v Sri Lanka	Lord's	12 Jun 2014	Test # 2124
KP Pietersen	85	115	14	-	73.91	England	v Sri Lanka	Southampton	16 Jun 2011	Test # 1996
KC Sangakkara	31	42	6	-	73.80	Sri Lanka	v England	Colombo (SSC)	18 Dec 2003	Test # 1675
UDU Chandana	76	103	7	2	73.78	Sri Lanka	v England	Colombo (SSC)	18 Dec 2003	Test # 1675
ST Jayasuriya	78	106	10	1	73.58	Sri Lanka	v England	Kandy	01 Dec 2007	Test # 1851
AN Cook	47*	65	7	-	72.30	England	v Sri Lanka	Chester-le-Street	27 May 2016	Test # 2204
MP Vaughan	46	64	7	-	71.87	England	v Sri Lanka	Birmingham	30 May 2002	Test # 1605
N Dickwella	28	39	3	-	71.79	Sri Lanka	v England	Galle	06 Nov 2018	Test # 2324
ME Trescothick	70	98	13	-	71.42	England	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	18 Dec 2003	Test # 1675
HMRKB Herath	25	35	3	-	71.42	Sri Lanka	v England	Cardiff	26 May 2011	Test # 1994
IR Bell	64	90	8	-	71.11	England	v Sri Lanka	Leeds	20 Jun 2014	Test # 2126
JE Root	228	321	18	1	71.02	England	v Sri Lanka	Galle	14 Jan 2021	Test # 2403
AN Cook	49*	69	6	-	71.01	England	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	03 Apr 2012	Test # 2039
KP Pietersen	41	58	4	1	70.68	England	v Sri Lanka	Nottingham	02 Jun 2006	Test # 1804
A Flintoff	77	109	10	4	70.64	England	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	18 Dec 2003	Test # 1675
IR Bell	119*	169	12	-	70.41	England	v Sri Lanka	Southampton	16 Jun 2011	Test # 1996
PA de Silva	40	57	6	-	70.17	Sri Lanka	v England	Manchester	13 Jun 2002	Test # 1606
RA Smith	63*	90	5	-	70.00	England	v Sri Lanka	Lord's	22 Aug 1991	Test # 1176
CJ Jordan	35	50	5	-	70.00	England	v Sri Lanka	Lord's	12 Jun 2014	Test # 2124
AN Cook	28	40	6	-	70.00	England	v Sri Lanka	Lord's	12 Jun 2014	Test # 2124
ME Trescothick	161	232	23	3	69.39	England	v Sri Lanka	Birmingham	30 May 2002	Test # 1605
KC Sangakkara	34	49	6	-	69.38	Sri Lanka	v England	Kandy	10 Dec 2003	Test # 1672
GA Gooch	174	252	19	-	69.04	England	v Sri Lanka	Lord's	22 Aug 1991	Test # 1176
TT Samaraweera	58	84	9	-	69.04	Sri Lanka	v England	Cardiff	26 May 2011	Test # 1994
PJ Newport	26	38	3	-	68.42	England	v Sri Lanka	Lord's	25 Aug 1988	Test # 1103
GP Thorpe	32	47	6	-	68.08	England	v Sri Lanka	Manchester	13 Jun 2002	Test # 1606
TT Samaraweera	87*	128	9	-	67.96	Sri Lanka	v England	Southampton	16 Jun 2011	Test # 1996
WPUJC Vaas	90	133	11	-	67.66	Sri Lanka	v England	Galle	18 Dec 2007	Test # 1854
MP Vaughan	52	77	8	-	67.53	England	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	10 Dec 2003	Test # 1672

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