title: Sri Lankan cricket team in England and Ireland in 2016
text: # Sri Lankan cricket team in England and Ireland in 2016
  
  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. 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. The following month, the points system was named Super Series and approved for this series and England's series against Pakistan. 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. England won the Super Series 20–4.
  
  ## England
  
  ### Squads
  
  | Tests | Tests | ODIs | ODIs | T20Is | T20Is |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | England | Sri Lanka | England | Sri Lanka | England | Sri Lanka |
  | Alastair Cook (c) Moeen Ali James Anderson Jonny Bairstow (wk) Jake Ball Stuart Broad Nick Compton Steven Finn Alex Hales Joe Root (vc) Ben Stokes James Vince Chris Woakes | Angelo Mathews (c) Dushmantha Chameera Dinesh Chandimal (vc and wk) Chaminda Bandara Dhananjaya de Silva Niroshan Dickwella Shaminda Eranga Rangana Herath Dimuth Karunaratne Suranga Lakmal Kusal Mendis Dilruwan Perera Kusal Perera Nuwan Pradeep Dhammika Prasad Dasun Shanaka Kaushal Silva Milinda Siriwardana Lahiru Thirimanne | Eoin Morgan (c) Jonny Bairstow Jos Buttler (vc and wk) Steven Finn Alex Hales Chris Jordan Moeen Ali Liam Plunkett Adil Rashid Joe Root Jason Roy James Vince David Willey Chris Woakes | Angelo Mathews (c) Dinesh Chandimal (vc and wk) Chaminda Bandara Dhananjaya de Silva Niroshan Dickwella Shaminda Eranga Danushka Gunathilaka Suraj Randiv Suranga Lakmal Farveez Maharoof Kusal Mendis Kusal Perera Nuwan Pradeep Seekkuge Prasanna Dasun Shanaka Milinda Siriwardana Upul Tharanga Lahiru Thirimanne | Eoin Morgan (c) Jonny Bairstow Jos Buttler (vc and wk) Sam Billings Liam Dawson Chris Jordan Dawid Malan Tymal Mills Liam Plunkett Adil Rashid Jason Roy James Vince David Willey | Angelo Mathews (c) Dinesh Chandimal (vc and wk) Chaminda Bandara Dhananjaya de Silva Niroshan Dickwella Danushka Gunathilaka Suraj Randiv Suranga Lakmal Farveez Maharoof Kusal Mendis Kusal Perera Nuwan Pradeep Seekkuge Prasanna Ramith Rambukwella Dasun Shanaka Milinda Siriwardana |
  
  Kusal Perera replaced Dhammika Prasad in Sri Lanka's Test squad. 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. Dushmantha Chameera suffered a stress fracture in his lower back and was ruled out of the tour. Chaminda Bandara was named as Chameera's replacement. Following the ODI matches in Ireland, Shaminda Eranga was admitted to hospital in Dublin to undergo tests on his heart. 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. Prior to the third ODI, Lahiru Thirimanne was ruled out of the rest of the series with a lower back strain.
  
  ### Tour matches
  
  **First-class: Essex vs Sri Lankans**
  
  * 8–10 May 2016 Scorecard
  * Match drawn County Ground, Chelmsford Umpires: Stephen Gale (Eng) and Steve O'Shaughnessy (Eng)
  * 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**
  
  * 13–15 May 2016 Scorecard
  * Match drawn Grace Road, Leicester Umpires: Nick Cook (Eng) and Alex Wharf (Eng)
  * Sri Lankans won the toss and elected to bat.
  
  ### Test series
  
  **1st Test**
  
  * 19–23 May 2016 Scorecard
  * England won by an innings and 88 runs Headingley, Leeds Umpires: Aleem Dar (Pak) and Rod Tucker (Aus) Player of the match: Jonny Bairstow (Eng)
  * 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.
  * James Anderson's match figures of 10 for 45 are the best for an England bowler against Sri Lanka.
  * Points: England 4, Sri Lanka 0.
  
  **2nd Test**
  
  * 27–31 May 2016 Scorecard
  * England won by 9 wickets Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street Umpires: Aleem Dar (Pak) and Sundaram Ravi (Ind) Player of the match: James Anderson (Eng)
  * England won the toss and elected to bat.
  * Rangana Herath (SL) took his 300th Test wicket.
  * James Anderson (Eng) took his 450th Test wicket.
  * Alastair Cook (Eng) became the youngest player and the first England batsman to reach 10,000 runs in Test cricket.
  * Umpire Aleem Dar was taken ill during the afternoon session on day 4 and was replaced by Rod Tucker, whose position as television umpire was taken by David Millns.
  * Points: England 4, Sri Lanka 0.
  
  **3rd Test**
  
  * 9–13 June 2016 Scorecard
  * Match drawn Lord's, London Umpires: Sundaram Ravi (Ind) and Rod Tucker (Aus) Player of the match: Jonny Bairstow (Eng)
  * 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.
  * Points: England 2, Sri Lanka 2.
  
  ### ODI series
  
  **1st ODI**
  
  * 21 June 2016 (D/N) Scorecard
  
  | Sri Lanka 286/9 (50 overs) | v | England 286/8 (50 overs) |
  | - | - | - |
  | Angelo Mathews 73 (109) Chris Woakes 2/56 (10 overs) David Willey 2/56 (10 overs) | | Chris Woakes 95* (92) Angelo Mathews 2/22 (6 overs) |
  
  * Match tied Trent Bridge, Nottingham Umpires: Rob Bailey (Eng) and Paul Reiffel (Aus) Player of the match: Chris Woakes (Eng)
  * England won the toss and elected to field.
  * Chris Woakes' 95* is the highest score by a No. 8 batsman in ODIs.
  * This was the first time that an ODI between England and Sri Lanka ended in a tie.
  * Points: England 1, Sri Lanka 1.
  
  **2nd ODI**
  
  * 24 June 2016 (D/N) Scorecard
  
  | Sri Lanka 254/7 (50 overs) | v | England 256/0 (34.1 overs) |
  | - | - | - |
  | Upul Tharanga 53* (49) Adil Rashid 2/34 (10 overs) | | Alex Hales 133* (110) |
  
  * England won by 10 wickets Edgbaston, Birmingham Umpires: Michael Gough (Eng) and Bruce Oxenford (Aus) Player of the match: Jason Roy (Eng)
  * 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.
  * 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.
  * This was the highest total for a team that won by 10 wickets in ODIs.
  * Points: England 2, Sri Lanka 0.
  
  **3rd ODI**
  
  * 26 June 2016 Scorecard
  
  | Sri Lanka 248/9 (50 overs) | v | England 16/1 (4 overs) |
  | - | - | - |
  | Dinesh Chandimal 62 (77) Chris Woakes 3/34 (10 overs) | | Joe Root 11* (16) Suranga Lakmal 1/8 (2 overs) |
  
  * No result County Ground, Bristol Umpires: Paul Reiffel (Aus) and Tim Robinson (Eng)
  * 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.
  * Points: England 1, Sri Lanka 1.
  
  **4th ODI**
  
  * 29 June 2016 (D/N) Scorecard
  
  | Sri Lanka 305/5 (42 overs) | v | England 309/4 (40.1 overs) |
  | - | - | - |
  | Kusal Mendis 77 (64) Adil Rashid 2/57 (9 overs) | | Jason Roy 162 (118) Nuwan Pradeep 2/78 (9 overs) |
  
  * England won by 6 wickets (DLS method) The Oval, London Umpires: Rob Bailey (Eng) and Bruce Oxenford (Aus) Player of the match: Jason Roy (Eng)
  * 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.
  * Roy's 162 was also the highest score made by a batsman in an ODI match at The Oval.
  * This was England's second highest successful run chase in ODIs.
  * Points: England 2, Sri Lanka 0.
  
  **5th ODI**
  
  * 2 July 2016 Scorecard
  
  | England 324/7 (50 overs) | v | Sri Lanka 202 (42.4 overs) |
  | - | - | - |
  | Joe Root 93 (106) Danushka Gunathilaka 3/48 (10 overs) | | Dinesh Chandimal 53 (66) David Willey 4/34 (9.4 overs) |
  
  * England won by 122 runs Sophia Gardens, Cardiff Umpires: Michael Gough (Eng) and Paul Reiffel (Aus) Player of the match: Jos Buttler (Eng)
  * 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.
  * Points: England 2, Sri Lanka 0.
  
  ### T20I series
  
  **Only T20I**
  
  * 5 July 2016 Scorecard
  
  | Sri Lanka 140 (20 overs) | v | England 144/2 (17.3 overs) |
  | - | - | - |
  | Danushka Gunathilaka 26 (16) Liam Dawson 3/27 (4 overs) | | Jos Buttler 73* (49) Angelo Mathews 2/27 (4 overs) |
  
  * England won by 8 wickets Rose Bowl, Southampton Umpires: Rob Bailey (Eng) and Michael Gough (Eng) Player of the match: Jos Buttler (Eng)
  * Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat.
  * Liam Dawson and Tymal Mills (Eng); Chaminda Bandara, Kusal Mendis and Nuwan Pradeep (SL) all made their T20I debuts.
  * Points: England 2, Sri Lanka 0.
  
  ## Ireland
  
  ### Squads
  
  ODIs :
  
  | Ireland | Sri Lanka |
  | - | - |
  | William Porterfield (c) John Anderson George Dockrell Ed Joyce Tim Murtagh Andrew McBrine Barry McCarthy Tim Murtagh Kevin O'Brien Niall O'Brien (wk) Stuart Poynter Boyd Rankin Max Sorensen Paul Stirling Stuart Thompson Gary Wilson | Angelo Mathews (c) Dinesh Chandimal (vc and wk) Dhananjaya de Silva Niroshan Dickwella Shaminda Eranga Nuwan Pradeep Danushka Gunathilaka Suraj Randiv Suranga Lakmal Farveez Maharoof Kusal Mendis Kusal Perera Seekkuge Prasanna Dasun Shanaka Milinda Siriwardana Upul Tharanga Lahiru Thirimanne |
  
  ### ODI series
  
  **1st ODI**
  
  * 16 June 2016 Scorecard
  
  | Sri Lanka 303/7 (50 overs) | v | Ireland 216 (40.4 overs) |
  | - | - | - |
  | Dinesh Chandimal 102* (109) Boyd Rankin 2/45 (10 overs) | | William Porterfield 73 (88) Dasun Shanaka 5/43 (9 overs) |
  
  * Sri Lanka won by 76 runs (DLS method) Malahide Cricket Club Ground, Dublin Umpires: Mark Hawthorne (Ire) and Paul Reiffel (Aus)
  * Ireland won the toss and elected to field.
  * Rain reduced Ireland's innings by 3 overs, with a revised target of 293 runs.
  * Barry McCarthy (Ire), Dhananjaya de Silva, Kusal Mendis and Dasun Shanaka (SL) all made their ODI debuts.
  * Dasun Shanaka (SL) became the twelfth player to take five wickets on debut in an ODI.
  
  **2nd ODI**
  
  * 18 June 2016 Scorecard
  
  | Sri Lanka 377/8 (50 overs) | v | Ireland 241 (45 overs) |
  | - | - | - |
  | Kusal Perera 135 (128) Tim Murtagh 3/66 (10 overs) | | Andrew McBrine 79 (64) Suranga Lakmal 4/38 (10 overs) |
  
  * Sri Lanka won by 136 runs Malahide Cricket Club Ground, Dublin Umpires: Mark Hawthorne (Ire) and Bruce Oxenford (Aus)
  * Ireland won the toss and elected to field.
  * Sri Lanka's 377 is the highest batting total in an ODI in Ireland.
  