Yastika Bhatia scored a century at Lord’s, 41 year old record broken; Which Indian players scored a century on this ground? see list

Yastika Bhatia: Indian women’s cricket team Wicketkeeper batsman Yastika Bhatia registered her name in the golden pages of history by scoring the first Test century of her career in the Lord’s Test against England. This innings played at Lord’s, the most prestigious ground of cricket, was not only the biggest achievement of her career, but also became a memorable moment for Indian women’s cricket. Yastika played a brilliant inning of 113 runs in 158 balls, which included 14 fours.

Yastika displayed great patience and excellent technique and scored a brilliant century in India’s second innings. As soon as he completed his century by taking one run, Lord’s Ground I heard echoes of applause. He greeted the spectators by raising his bat, took off his helmet and accepted greetings from all around and then bowed on the pitch and celebrated this historic achievement. The Indian players present in the dressing room also stood up and welcomed him.

India’s biggest score in the third and fourth innings

Yastika Bhatia has now become the batsman to score the highest individual score for India in the third and fourth innings of women’s test cricket. She left behind the 41-year-old record of 98 runs made by Sandhya Agarwal against New Zealand in 1985.

Highest scores by India in the 3rd/4th innings of Women’s Test:

• 113 – Yastika Bhatia vs England, Lord’s (2026)
• 98 – Sandhya Agarwal vs New Zealand (1985)
• 83 – Sandhya Agarwal vs Australia (1984)
• 80* – Sneh Rana vs England (2021)
• 75 – Gargi Banerjee vs England (1986)

Second Indian woman to score a century at Lord’s

Now Yastika Bhatia’s name has also been included in the list of Indian women players who have scored an international century at Lord’s. Before her, only Harmanpreet Kaur had scored an international century on this historic ground. Now Yastika has also made a place for her name in the Lord’s Honors Board.

Which Indian players scored a century at Lord’s?

Scoring a century at Lord’s is considered one of the biggest achievements for any batsman. In Indian men’s cricket, till now, legendary batsmen like Dilip Vengsarkar, Vinoo Mankad, Gundappa Vishwanath, Sourav Ganguly, Rahul Dravid, Mohammad Azharuddin, Ravi Shastri, Ajinkya Rahane, Ajit Agarkar and KL Rahul have scored Test centuries here.

Now after Harmanpreet Kaur in women’s cricket, Yastika Bhatia has also become a part of this prestigious list. This innings of Yastika will be remembered for a long time in the history of Indian women’s cricket. This century innings of his, played in difficult conditions, will become an inspiration for young players in the coming years.