England has hade a proper competition against Sri Lanka, across all formats of the game. In Tests, England lead the way, having 17 wins to their name as opposed to Sri Lanka’s 8. Both teams have shared a good rivalry in the 50-over format of the game while England has the upper hand in T20Is.
England vs Sri Lanka head to head record
| Format | Matches | England | Sri Lanka | Drawn | No result |
| Tests | 36 | 17 | 8 | 11 | 0 |
| ODIs | 79 | 38 | 37 | 1 | 3 |
| T20Is | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
