England vs Sri Lanka 1st Test: Manchester Old Trafford Stats & Record, ENG vs SL Head to Head

England will look to carry momentum from the whitewash against West Indies when they face Sri Lanka in the first of the three-match Test series at the Old Trafford in Manchester, starting from Wednesday (August 21).

Ollie Pope will lead England in injured Ben Stokes' absence as the home side head into the match on the back of a 3-0 series win over West Indies, while Dhananjaya Da Silva-led Sri Lanka also come into the game on the back of a 2-0 away series win over Bangladesh.

England vs Sri Lanka 1st Test set to be held at Old Trafford in Manchester

The two sides will looking to move up the World Test Championship (WTC) points table with a win. Sri Lanka are placed in the 4th position on the WTC standings, with a point percentage of 50% while England are 7th with 36.54%.

This will Sri Lanka's second red ball outing at the Old Trafford in Manchester with their previous Test match at the venue coming way back in 2002 when the hosts claimed a 10-wicket win, chasing a paltry 50 in the first hour of the fifth day's play.

England, however, possess a decent record at the venue, where they have won over 30 times. In the most recent Test at Old Trafford in 2023, England and Australia shared the spoils following a draw in the 4th match of the Ashes 2023 series.

Here is a look at the Manchester Old Trafford Test Stats and Record along with both teams' numbers and top performers at the venue ahead of England vs Sri Lanka 1st Test:

Old Trafford Test Stats and Record

Matches: 84
Home Team Won: 32
Visiting Team Won: 15
Neutral Team Won: 1
Match Drawn: 36
Matches Won Batting 1st: 32
Matches Won Batting 2nd: 16
Highest Team Total: 656/8 Declared by Australia vs England in 1964
Highest Successful Chase: 294/4 by England vs New Zealand in 2008
Lowest Team Total: 58 All Out by India vs England in 1952
Average 1st Innings Score: 332
Average 2nd Innings Score: 274
Average 3rd Innings Score: 224
Average 4th Innings Score: 168
Highest Individual Score: Bob Simpson (Sri Lanka) - 311 vs England in 1964
Best Bowling Innings: Bob Willis (England) - 10 for 53 vs Sri Lanka in 1956
Best Bowling Match: Jim Laker (England) - 19 for 90 vs Sri Lanka in 1956
Most Runs: Denis Compton (England) - 818 runs in 13 innings
Most Fifties: Joe Root (England) - 6 Fifties
Most Hundreds: Denis Compton (England), Alec Stewart (England), Alastair Cook (England) & Gordon Greenidge (West Indies) - 3 Hundreds each
Most Double Hundreds: Aamer Sohail (Pakistan), Ken Barrington (England), Gordon Greenidge (West Indies), Gary Kirsten (South Africa), Joe Root (England) & Steve Smith (Sri Lanka) - 1 Double Hundred each | Bob Simpson (England) - 1 Triple Hudred (311)
Most Wickets: Alec Bedser (England) - 51 wickets in 14 innings
Most 5 Wicket Innings: Alec Bedser (England) - 5 five-wicket hauls
Most 10 Wicket Matches: Alec Bedser (England), Tom Richardson (England), Tich Freeman (England) & Lance Gibbs (West Indies)