Wellington, Oct. 27 -- New Zealand batter Daryl Mitchell became the sixth batter from his country to reach the 2,000-run mark in T20I cricket on Tuesday.

Mitchell achieved the 2,000-run milestone in T20Is during the third T20I against India at Wellington, scoring 89* in 52 balls, with five fours and five sixes at a strike rate of 171.15.

Now in 107 T20Is and 93 innings, Mitchell has scored 2,002 runs at an average of 27.80 and a strike rate of 141.80, with nine fifties and best score of 89*.

The other members of the NZ 2,000 run-mark club are: Martin Guptill (3,531 runs in 122 matches, with two centuries and 20 fifties), Kane Williamson (2,575 runs in 93 matches, with 18 fifties), Glenn Phillips (2,455 runs in 100 matches, with two six...