Smriti Mandhana became the first Indian to reach 4000 runs in T20I

Key facts

• Opener Smriti Mandhana became the first Indian to reach 4000 runs in T20Is during the first of a five-match series against Sri Lanka on Sunday at the ACA-VDCA stadium in Visakhapatnam.
• India defeated Sri Lanka by eight wickets in Vizag after chasing a 122-run target.
• Smriti Mandhana reached the 4000-run milestone in 15 balls and currently sits second in the list of players with most runs in the format with 4007 runs.
• Jemimah Rodrigues scored a half-century to help India secure the victory ('Jemimah Rodrigues half century helps India beat Sri Lanka by eight wickets in Vizag').
• Vaishnavi Sharma made her T20I debut during the series opener against Sri Lanka.
• This match was India’s first international appearance since the 'Women in Blue beat South Africa to lift their maiden Women’s ODI World Cup last month'.