AD Mathews became the third Sri Lankan batsman to score 7000 runs in Tests. He reached the landmark when he scored 87 runs against New Zealand at Christchurch in the ongoing test. He went past ST Jayasuriya’s 6973 when he was on 21 during his knock of 87 in this test. The following table lists the four batsmen with their performances

No	Player	Span	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	C	HC	0
1	KC Sangakkara	2000-2015	134	233	17	12400	319	57.40	38	52	11
2	M Jayawardene	1997-2014	149	252	15	11814	374	49.84	34	50	15
3	AD Mathews	2009-2023	101	179	24	07000	200*	45.16	13	38	04
4	ST Jayasuriya	1991-2007	110	188	14	06973	340	40.07	14	31	15