Never before in the history of Sri Lankan test cricket, four batsmen aggregated 1000 plus runs in a calendar year. In 2009, they were destined for this feat. At the end of the fourth day’s play in the test match between India and Sri Lanka at Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai, four Sri Lankan batsmen aggregated 1000 plus runs in 2009. TM Dilshan {1097}, M Jayawardne {1194}, TT Samaraweera {1234} and KC Sangakkara {1079} take the credit of accomplishing the feat for the first time in the history of Sri Lankan test cricket .

No	Batsmen	Mat	Runs	HS	Ave	100s	Year
1	PA de Silva	11	1220	168	76.25	7	1997
2	STJayasuriya	11	1271	340	66.89	3	1997
3	MJayawardene	13	1053	150	55.42	4	2001
4	STJayasuriya	11	1130	253	56.50	4	2004
5	KCSangakkara	11	1114	270	55.70	3	2004
6	KCSangakkara	11	1242	287	69.00	4	2006
7	TMDilshan	11	1097	162	64.52	6	2009
8	MJayawardene	11	1194	275	62.84	3	2009
9	TTSamaraweera	11	1234	231	72.58	4	2009
10	KCSangakkara	11	1079	133*	59.94	4	2009

KC Sangakkara achieved this feat on three occasions to become the first Sri Lankan batsman to do so – 1114 in 2004, 1242 in 2006 and 1079 in 2009. SR Jayasuriya {1271 in 1997 and 1130 in 2004} and M Jayawardene {1053 in 2001 and 1194 in 2009} have done this feat on two occasions