Thiruvananthapuram, Dec. 25 -- The Indian women's cricket team vice-captain Smriti Mandhana is just 28 runs away from becoming only the second Indian woman to score 10,000 international runs in cricket.

Smriti Mandhana will be in action for the Women in Blue in the third T20I of the series on Friday in Thiruvananthapuram against Sri Lanka. The 29-year-old left-handed batter from Maharashtra will have a chance to become the second Indian women's cricketer, after the legendary Mithali Raj, to score 10,000 runs in women's cricket.

As of now, Smriti has scored 9,972 runs in 279 international matches across formats, while Mithali retired in 2022 with a career total of 10,868 runs in 333 matches.

If she scores 28 runs, Mandhana will also bec...