FDM Karunaratne had an aggregate of 949 runs in 2017 prior to the start of the Nagpur test against India in  the ongoing test series and required 51 more runs for his 1000 runs. He scored exact 51 runs in Sri Lanka’s first innings and became the second batsman to score 1000 plus runs in 2017. D Elgar of South Africa has scored 1097 runs

No	Player	Team	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	0
1	D Elgar	SAF	11	20	0	1097	199	54.85	5	4	1
2	FDM Karunaratne	Srl	12	23	0	1000	196	43.47	3	4	1

The following table lists the performance of these two batsmen innings wise in the calendar year 2017.

DA Elgar of South Africa
No	Runs	Pos	Inns	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	129	2	1	v Sri Lanka	Cape Town	02 Jan 2017
2	55	2	3	v Sri Lanka	Cape Town	02 Jan 2017
3	27	2	1	v Sri Lanka	Johannesburg	12 Jan 2017
4	140	2	1	v New Zealand	Dunedin	08 Mar 2017
5	89	2	3	v New Zealand	Dunedin	08 Mar 2017
6	9	2	2	v New Zealand	Wellington	16 Mar 2017
7	17	2	4	v New Zealand	Wellington	16 Mar 2017
8	5	1	1	v New Zealand	Hamilton	25 Mar 2017
9	5	1	3	v New Zealand	Hamilton	25 Mar 2017
10	54	1	2	v England	Lord’s	06 Jul 2017
11	2	2	4	v England	Lord’s	06 Jul 2017
12	6	1	1	v England	Nottingham	14 Jul 2017
13	80	2	3	v England	Nottingham	14 Jul 2017
14	8	1	2	v England	The Oval	27 Jul 2017
15	136	2	4	v England	The Oval	27 Jul 2017
16	0	1	2	v England	Manchester	04 Aug 2017
17	5	2	4	v England	Manchester	04 Aug 2017
18	199	1	1	v Bangladesh	Potchefstroom	28 Sep 2017
19	18	2	3	v Bangladesh	Potchefstroom	28 Sep 2017
20	113	1	1	v Bangladesh	Bloemfontein	06 Oct 2017
	1097		Total
FDM Karunaratne of Sri Lanka
No	Runs	Pos	Inns	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	24	1	2	v South Africa	Cape Town	02 Jan 2017
2	6	1	4	v South Africa	Cape Town	02 Jan 2017
3	0	1	2	v South Africa	Johannesburg	12 Jan 2017
4	50	1	3	v South Africa	Johannesburg	12 Jan 2017
5	30	1	1	v Bangladesh	Galle	07 Mar 2017
6	32	1	3	v Bangladesh	Galle	07 Mar 2017
7	7	1	1	v Bangladesh	Col-PSS	15 Mar 2017
8	126	1	3	v Bangladesh	Col-PSS	15 Mar 2017
9	25	1	2	v Zimbabwe	Col-RPS	14 Jul 2017
10	49	1	4	v Zimbabwe	Col-RPS	14 Jul 2017
11	2	1	2	v India	Galle	26 Jul 2017
12	97	1	4	v India	Galle	26 Jul 2017
13	25	1	2	v India	Col-SSC	03 Aug 2017
14	141	1	3	v India	Col-SSC	03 Aug 2017
15	4	1	2	v India	Pallekele	12 Aug 2017
16	16	1	3	v India	Pallekele	12 Aug 2017
17	93	1	1	v Pakistan	Abu Dhabi	28 Sep 2017
18	10	1	3	v Pakistan	Abu Dhabi	28 Sep 2017
19	196	1	1	v Pakistan	Dubai-DSC	06 Oct 2017
20	7	1	3	v Pakistan	Dubai-DSC	06 Oct 2017
21	8	2	2	v India	Kolkata	16 Nov 2017
22	1	2	4	v India	Kolkata	16 Nov 2017
23	51	2	1	v India	Nagpur	24 Nov 2017
	1000		Total