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.
| Series Name: | Sri Lanka in England in 2016 |
| Team1 Image: | Flag of England.svg |
| Team1 Name: | England |
| Team2 Image: | Flag of Sri Lanka.svg |
| Team2 Name: | Sri Lanka |
| From Date: | 8 May |
| To Date: | 5 July 2016 |
| Team1 Captain: | Alastair Cook (Tests) Eoin Morgan (ODIs, T20I) |
| Team2 Captain: | Angelo Mathews |
| No Of Tests: | 3 |
| Team1 Tests Won: | 2 |
| Team2 Tests Won: | 0 |
| Team1 Tests Most Runs: | Jonny Bairstow (387) |
| Team2 Tests Most Runs: | Kaushal Silva (193) |
| Team1 Tests Most Wickets: | James Anderson (21) |
| Team2 Tests Most Wickets: | Nuwan Pradeep (10) |
| Player Of Test Series: | Jonny Bairstow (Eng) Kaushal Silva (SL) |
| No Of Odis: | 5 |
| Team1 Odis Won: | 3 |
| Team2 Odis Won: | 0 |
| Team1 Odis Most Runs: | Jason Roy (316) |
| Team2 Odis Most Runs: | Dinesh Chandimal (267) |
| Team1 Odis Most Wickets: | David Willey (10) Liam Plunkett (10) |
| Team2 Odis Most Wickets: | Suranga Lakmal (5) Nuwan Pradeep (5) |
| Player Of Odi Series: | Jason Roy (Eng) |
| No Of Twenty20s: | 1 |
| Team1 Twenty20s Won: | 1 |
| Team2 Twenty20s Won: | 0 |
| Team1 Twenty20s Most Runs: | Jos Buttler (73) |
| Team2 Twenty20s Most Runs: | Danushka Gunathilaka (26) |
| Team1 Twenty20s Most Wickets: | Liam Dawson (3) |
| Team2 Twenty20s Most Wickets: | Angelo Mathews (2) |
| Points Header: | Super Series points |
| Team1 Points: | 20 |
| Team2 Points: | 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]
| Series Name: | Sri Lanka in Ireland in 2016 |
| Team1 Image: | Cricket Ireland flag.svg |
| Team1 Name: | Ireland |
| Team2 Image: | Flag of Sri Lanka.svg |
| Team2 Name: | Sri Lanka |
| From Date: | 16 June |
| To Date: | 18 June 2016 |
| Team1 Captain: | William Porterfield |
| Team2 Captain: | Angelo Mathews |
| No Of Odis: | 2 |
| Team1 Odis Won: | 0 |
| Team2 Odis Won: | 2 |
| Team1 Odis Most Runs: | Kusal Perera (167) |
| Team2 Odis Most Runs: | William Porterfield (81) |
| Team1 Odis Most Wickets: | Dasun Shanaka (6) |
| Team2 Odis Most Wickets: | Barry McCarthy (4) Tim Murtagh (4) |
| Player Of Odi Series: | Dasun Shanaka (SL) |