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.
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England | Sri Lanka | ||
Dates | 8 May – 5 July 2016 | ||
Captains |
Alastair Cook (Tests) Eoin Morgan (ODIs, T20I) | Angelo Mathews | |
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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 |
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]
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Sri Lanka in Ireland in 2016 | |||
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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) |
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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.
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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 |
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]
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26 June 2016
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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) |
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