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Indian player Yastika Bhatia has created history on July 12, 2026. She is now the first woman cricket player who has scored a Test century in the Test format at Lord's Cricket Ground. She scored a total of 113 which came on day three of the Test match between India and England Women and this score also helped India to build a huge lead over England. There were several other records that were broken during this innings. Here is everything you need to know about this match.
How Did Yastika Bhatia Score the Century?
Yastika walked into the field early in the first innings but couldn’t make a big impact. She was bowled by Lauren Bell for just 12 runs and India went out for just 285 runs.
Yastika was standing at unbeaten 91 runs at lunch on the third day and soon after the break she reached her century with 145 balls. The crowd rose and gave her a standing ovation and her teammates cheered and applauded from the dressing room. She was later dismissed for 113 runs.
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Biggest Records Created By Yastika Bhatia
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Yastika became the first ever woman cricketer who has scored a Test century at Lord’s.
This match was the first ever women's Test match that was played at Lord’s. This match came 142 years later after the ground hosted its first men's Test.
Yastika joined the list of Indian men's legends Vinoo Mankad, Dilip Vengsarkar, Mohammad Azharuddin, Sourav Ganguly and Rahul Dravid who have earlier scored Test centuries at Lord’s.
Yastika has earned a permanent place on the very famous Lord's honours board and joined her teammate Kranti Gaud who was mentioned on the board for her five wicket haul.
This was Yastika’s maiden century in any international format.
Yastika Bhatia's Test Career Statistics
Here is a brief overview of Yastika Bhatia’s Test career:
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Matches
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Runs
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Average
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100s
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50s
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Highest Score
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4
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223
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31.86
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1
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1
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113
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Why a Century at Lord's is So Special?
Lord’s Cricket ground in London is known to be the “Home of Cricket” as it is the oldest cricket ground in the world. The ground has been hosting games since the 1800s and has a very special place in the history of cricket.
Scoring a century here earns the player a permanent place on the Lord's honours board which is an honour. There are only a small number of players that have achieved this feat in their cricket career. Until Yastika’s score, no woman cricketer in history had ever managed to score a century here in Test cricket even though many teams have represented their teams here.