TheSri Lanka national cricket team toured England from 8 May to 5 July 2016 for a three-matchTest series, a five-matchOne Day International (ODI) series and a one-offTwenty20 International (T20I) against theEngland 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 twofirst-class matches againstEssex andLeicestershire prior to the Test series, and two ODI matches againstIreland 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, theECB made a proposal that the series uses apoints-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 namedSuper Series and approved for this series andEngland'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.
| Sri Lanka in England in 2016 | |||
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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 replacedDhammika 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 injuredBen 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 inDublin to undergo tests on his heart.[15] However, on the same day, he was suspended from bowling in international matches by theInternational 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]
8–10 May 2016 Scorecard |
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19–23 May 2016 Scorecard |
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England won by an innings and 88 runs Headingley,Leeds Umpires:Aleem Dar (Pak) andRod Tucker (Aus) Player of the match:Jonny Bairstow (Eng) |
27–31 May 2016 Scorecard |
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England won by 9 wickets Riverside Ground,Chester-le-Street Umpires:Aleem Dar (Pak) andSundaram Ravi (Ind) Player of the match:James Anderson (Eng) |
9–13 June 2016 Scorecard |
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Match drawn Lord's,London Umpires:Sundaram Ravi (Ind) andRod Tucker (Aus) Player of the match:Jonny Bairstow (Eng) |
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Match tied Trent Bridge,Nottingham Umpires:Rob Bailey (Eng) andPaul Reiffel (Aus) Player of the match:Chris Woakes (Eng) |
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Alex Hales 133* (110) |
England won by 10 wickets Edgbaston,Birmingham Umpires:Michael Gough (Eng) andBruce Oxenford (Aus) Player of the match:Jason Roy (Eng) |
26 June 2016 Scorecard |
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England won by 6 wickets (DLS method) The Oval,London Umpires:Rob Bailey (Eng) andBruce Oxenford (Aus) Player of the match:Jason Roy (Eng) |
2 July 2016 Scorecard |
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England won by 122 runs Sophia Gardens,Cardiff Umpires:Michael Gough (Eng) andPaul Reiffel (Aus) Player of the match:Jos Buttler (Eng) |
5 July 2016 Scorecard |
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England won by 8 wickets Rose Bowl,Southampton Umpires:Rob Bailey (Eng) andMichael Gough (Eng) Player of the match:Jos Buttler (Eng) |
| 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) | ||
| ODIs | |
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 Ireland[30] |  Sri Lanka[31] |
16 June 2016 Scorecard |
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Sri Lanka won by 76 runs (DLS method) Malahide Cricket Club Ground,Dublin Umpires:Mark Hawthorne (Ire) andPaul Reiffel (Aus) |
18 June 2016 Scorecard |
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Sri Lanka won by 136 runs Malahide Cricket Club Ground,Dublin Umpires:Mark Hawthorne (Ire) andBruce Oxenford (Aus) |
