| English cricket team in Sri Lanka in 2011–12 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Sri Lanka | England | ||
| Dates | 15 March 2012 – 7 April 2012 | ||
| Captains | Mahela Jayawardene | Andrew Strauss | |
| Test series | |||
| Result | 2-match series drawn 1–1 | ||
| Most runs | Mahela Jayawardene (354) | Kevin Pietersen (226) | |
| Most wickets | Rangana Herath (19) | Graeme Swann (16) | |
| Player of the series | Mahela Jayawardene (SL) | ||
TheEngland cricket team touredSri Lanka from 26 March to 7 April 2012. The tour included twoTests between Sri Lanka and England.[1] With England's victory in the Second Test, they retained their top spot on theworld Test rankings.[2]
 Sri Lanka[3] |  England[4] |
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15–17 March Scorecard |
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England XI won by an innings and 15 runs R. Premadasa Stadium,Colombo Umpires:Ravindra Kottahachchi (SL) andRaveendra Wimalasiri (SL) |
20–22 March Scorecard |
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England XI won by 4 wickets Sinhalese Sports Club Ground,Colombo Umpires:Nilan De Silva (SL) andTyron Wijewardene (SL) |
26–29 March Scorecard |
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Sri Lanka won by 75 runs Galle International Stadium,Galle Umpires:Asad Rauf (Pak) andRod Tucker (Aus) Player of the match:Rangana Herath (SL) |
3–7 April Scorecard |
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England won by 8 wickets Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu Stadium,Colombo Umpires:Asad Rauf (Pak) andBruce Oxenford (Aus) Player of the match:Kevin Pietersen (Eng) |