International cricket tour
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
Squads
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
First-class: Essex vs Sri Lankans
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
Sri Lankans won the toss and elected to bat.
Test series
1st Test
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
3rd Test
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
1st ODI
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
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
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
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
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
Only T20I
Ireland
Squads
ODI series
1st ODI
2nd ODI
Ireland won the toss and elected to field.
Sri Lanka's 377 is the highest batting total in an ODI in Ireland.[ 33]
References
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^ "Pakistan and Sri Lanka agree in principle to points system for England tour" . ESPN Cricinfo . Retrieved 4 May 2016 .
^ a b "England v Sri Lanka: 'Super Series' to see multi-format points awarded" . BBC Sport . Retrieved 19 May 2016 .
^ "England v Sri Lanka: Uncapped James Vince & Jake Ball called up" . BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation). 12 May 2016. Retrieved 12 May 2016 .
^ Fernando, Andrew Fidel (27 April 2016). "Dasun Shanaka, Dhananjaya de Silva in Test squad" . ESPNcricinfo . ESPN Sports Media. Retrieved 27 April 2016 .
^ a b "Mills and Malan earn England T20 call-up" . ESPNcricinfo . ESPN Sports Media. 13 June 2016. Retrieved 13 June 2016 .
^ "Sri Lanka recall Maharoof for England, Ireland ODIs" . Cricinfo . ESPN Sports Media. Retrieved 9 June 2016 .
^ "Rambukwella called into Sri Lanka's T20 squad" . Cricinfo . ESPN Sports Media. Retrieved 4 July 2016 .
^ Fernando, Andrew Fidel (22 May 2016). "Kusal Perera called up to Sri Lanka Test squad" . ESPNcricinfo . ESPN Sports Media. Retrieved 23 May 2016 .
^ "England v Sri Lanka: Ben Stokes replaced by Chris Woakes for second Test" . BBC Sport . BBC Sport. 23 May 2016. Retrieved 23 May 2016 .
^ "Ben Stokes: England man 'devastated' to miss Sri Lanka series" . BBC Sport . 24 May 2016. Retrieved 24 May 2016 .
^ "Chameera ruled out of England tour due to back injury" . ESPNcricinfo . ESPN Sports Media. 24 May 2016. Retrieved 24 May 2016 .
^ "Bandara called in for Chameera for third Test" . ESPNcricinfo . ESPN Sports Media. 2 June 2016. Retrieved 2 June 2016 .
^ "Eranga undergoing heart tests in hospital" . ESPNcricinfo . ESPN Sports Media. 19 June 2016. Retrieved 19 June 2016 .
^ "Eranga's bowling action ruled illegal" . ESPNcricinfo . ESPN Sports Media. 19 June 2016. Retrieved 19 June 2016 .
^ "Lower-back strain cuts short Thirimanne's England tour" . ESPNcricinfo . ESPN Sports Media. 26 June 2016. Retrieved 26 June 2016 .
^ Jayaraman, Shiva (20 May 2016). "Anderson passes Kapil; Bairstow's Leeds form" . ESPNcricinfo . ESPN Sports Media. Retrieved 20 May 2016 .
^ Jayaraman, Shiva (21 May 2016). "First since Trueman; an average of 4.5" . ESPNcricinfo . ESPN Sports Media. Retrieved 22 May 2016 .
^ McGlashan, Andrew (28 May 2016). "Sri Lanka fold again after Moeen's unbeaten century" . ESPNcricinfo . ESPN Sports Media. Retrieved 28 May 2016 .
^ Seervi, Bharath (30 May 2016). "Cook's 10k, Anderson's 450, Sri Lanka's four defeats in a row" . ESPNcricinfo . ESPN Sports Media. Retrieved 30 May 2016 .
^ "Cook crosses 10,000 Test runs mark" . ESPNcricinfo . ESPN Sports Media. 30 May 2016. Retrieved 30 May 2016 .
^ "Bairstow and England breeze along" . ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 10 June 2016 .
^ "Records tumble in dramatic tie" . ESPNcricinfo . Retrieved 22 June 2016 .
^ Dawkes, Phil. "England v Sri Lanka: Liam Plunkett hits last ball for six to tie game" . BBC Sport . Retrieved 22 June 2016 .
^ a b c "Hales and Roy power England to record-breaking ten-wicket victory" . ESPNcricinfo . Retrieved 24 June 2016 .
^ "England v Sri Lanka: Third ODI at Bristol abandoned after rain" . BBC Sport . Retrieved 27 June 2016 .
^ a b c "Roy's 162 and England's second-highest successful chase" . ESPNcricinfo . Retrieved 30 June 2016 .
^ "England's second-biggest win over Sri Lanka" . ESPNcricinfo . Retrieved 3 July 2016 .
^ "McCarthy Earns Ireland Call Up" . Cricket Ireland . Retrieved 5 June 2016 .
^ "Sri Lanka recall Maharoof for England, Ireland ODIs" . Cricinfo . Retrieved 10 June 2016 .
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^ "Ireland well beaten by Sri Lanka in second ODI at Malahide" . BBC Sport. Retrieved 19 June 2016 .
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