Visakhapatnam, Dec. 21 -- Star Indian opener Smriti Mandhana scripted history as she became the first Indian to hit 4000 runs in Women's T20I cricket.

The left-handed batter achieved this historic milestone during the first T20I against Sri Lanka Women at the ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium on Sunday.

Mandhana, who scored 25 runs during the opening T20I of the five-match series, also became the second woman to reach the landmark of 4000 runs in T20Is after New Zealand's Suzie Bates (4716 runs).

Additionally, Mandhana is also the quickest to do so in terms of balls taken (3227) than Bates, who took 3675 balls to reach the 4000 runs milestone.

Also, Mandhana is just 42 runs away from scoring 10,000 runs in women's international cricket. Mandha...