New Delhi, Oct. 16 -- Smriti Mandhana is on the verge of another milestone in her international career, with the India opener needing 133 runs to become the first cricketer to score 5,000 runs in women's T20Is.

The milestone would also make her the first player in men's or women's T20Is to reach that figure. Pakistan's Babar Azam is the highest scorer in men's T20Is with 4,596 runs from 145 matches.

Mandhana enters India's three-match T20I series against Zimbabwe with 4,867 runs from 179 matches and 172 innings. Her tally includes two centuries and 37 half-centuries, with a highest score of 124. The left-handed batter has an average of 31.00 and a strike rate of 127.48 in the format.

All the matches of the series will be played at the ...