Yastika Bhatia walked into the most famous cricket ground on earth on Day 3 of the only Women’s Test between England and India and walked off with her name on the Lord’s honours board forever. On July 12, 2026, in the first-ever women’s Test at Lord’s in 142 years of the ground’s history, this 25-year-old wicketkeeper-batter from Vadodara, Gujarat scored 113 off 145 balls and became the first woman in cricket history to register a Test century at the Home of Cricket. India declared at 341 for 7 in their second innings, set England a target of 457, and ended the day with England clinging on at 130 for 6, still 327 runs away from winning.
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