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.
Who Is Yastika Bhatia? A Complete Player Profile
Yastika Bhatia is one of Indian women’s cricket’s most complete players. She bats left-handed, keeps wickets with sharp reflexes, and brings a calm temperament to even the biggest occasions. At 25 years old, she has already played all three international formats and represented India through injuries, World Cups, and franchise leagues across two continents.
Bhatia grew up in Vadodara, where she excelled across multiple sports, earning a black belt in karate, competing in swimming, and playing badminton at the district level before eventually choosing cricket as her primary pursuit. Her range of athletic disciplines explains a lot about her footwork and agility behind the stumps.
A left-handed batter, Yastika is known for her solid technique and ability to build innings. She has the ability to switch gears as and when the situation demands. Additionally, Yastika is also quite capable behind the stumps and is one of India’s leading wicketkeeper-batters.
Yastika Bhatia Quick Facts
| Detail | Info |
|---|---|
| Full Name | Yastika Harish Bhatia |
| Date of Birth | 1 November 2000 |
| Yastika Bhatia Age | 25 years |
| Birthplace | Vadodara, Gujarat, India |
| Yastika Bhatia Height | 158 cm |
| Batting Style | Left-handed |
| Bowling Style | Left-arm orthodox (occasional) |
| Role | Wicketkeeper-Batter |
| Yastika Bhatia Current Teams | India Women, Mumbai Indians (WPL), Baroda (domestic) |
| Religion | Hindu (Gujarati family) |
| International Debut | September 21, 2021 vs Australia (WODI) |
| Yastika Bhatia Jersey Number | Varies by squad |
| WPL Salary | INR 2 crore (retained by Mumbai Indians in 2024) |
| Estimated Net Worth | INR 3–4 crore |
| Social Media | Active on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook |
Yastika Bhatia’s Early Life and Family Background
Cricket was always the plan for Yastika, but the path there started with the full support of a family that had no background in professional sport.
Her father, Harish Bhatia, has always been her strongest pillar. He made sure she got all the facilities even though the family didn’t have a sports background. He took her to cricket coaching every day and even shifted his work schedule to help her train better. Her mother, Garima Bhatia, is a homemaker who provided emotional support and instilled the values of hard work and discipline that Yastika credits to this day.
Yastika was eight years old when she started playing cricket and hasn’t looked back since. She played in the under-19 team in Baroda with her sister, who later decided to pursue a medical profession. Her sister is Josita Bhatia, who shared the early cricket journey with Yastika before eventually choosing a different career.
Yastika attended Delhi Public School in Vadodara and graduated from Amity University online in a BA course. She is currently studying sports management from the Institute of Sports Science and Technology. Off the field, she plays guitar, incorporates daily yoga into her routine, wakes up at five every morning for training, and has even signed up for online French classes.
Yastika Bhatia’s religion is Hindu. She comes from a Gujarati family and stays connected to her cultural roots, although she keeps her personal and religious life largely private and does not bring it into public discussions.
How Did Yastika Bhatia’s Cricket Career Begin?
Bhatia entered Baroda’s Under-19 side at just 11 and quickly developed into one of the region’s brightest batting prospects. Big scores across age-group cricket, including a century in Under-19 cricket against Maharashtra, 145 in the Under-23 One-Day Trophy against Haryana, and an unbeaten 125 in the Under-23 T20 competition against Manipur, accelerated her journey into Baroda’s senior side.
The young and confident Yastika Bhatia made an initial impact as a batter in domestic cricket at the age of 17 after smashing her maiden hundred, 131 in 156 balls for Baroda U-19 against Maharashtra U-19, in Aurangabad in the Senior Women’s One Day Trophy 2017-18.
Initially a batter who also bowled medium pace, she later embraced wicketkeeping, adding another dimension to her game. That decision to take up the gloves proved transformative. India had been searching for a reliable wicketkeeper-batter for years, and Bhatia’s dual skill set made her the obvious answer.
Yastika Bhatia is the only woman cricketer from Baroda to be selected for the NCA Under-23 camps. She was one of 25 females selected for the National Cricket Academy Under-19 camp from all around India. The NCA camp under former India captain Rahul Dravid gave her access to elite coaching during a formative period in her development.
Yastika Bhatia’s International Debut and Early Career
In February 2021, Bhatia earned her maiden call-up to the India women’s cricket team for their limited overs matches against South Africa. Bhatia said that her selection to the national team was surreal, and thanked her coach and club for the opportunity. She did not get to play in that series but the call-up alone told her what the selectors were thinking.
The Australia tour in August 2021 changed everything. She finished as India’s second-highest run-getter in her debut ODI series, with 102 runs from three innings, including a solid knock of 64 off 69 balls.
Yastika Bhatia made her International Test debut on October 3, 2021, for India against Australia at Metricon Stadium on the Gold Coast in Queensland, Australia. She made her Twenty20 International debut on October 7, 2021, against Australia at the same venue.
Three formats, one tour, and three new chapters opened in the span of less than three weeks. For a 20-year-old from Vadodara making her first international trip to Australia, that is an extraordinary beginning.
Yastika Bhatia Stats: What the Numbers Show
| Format | Matches | Runs | Highest | Average | Fifties | Hundreds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women’s Tests | 5+ | 200+ (pre-Lord’s) | 113 (Lord’s 2026) | 25+ | 2 | 1 |
| Women’s ODIs | 28 | 666 | 72 | 25.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Women’s T20Is | 23 | 336 | 64 | 20.0 | 1 | 0 |
Her Test batting before Lord’s showed a player who had scored two fifties across a handful of matches, with an average in the mid-twenties. The 113 at Lord’s not only doubles her highest Test score but places her in an entirely different conversation. A century at Lord’s carries weight that no other ground in world cricket can replicate.
Her wicketkeeping numbers tell a parallel story. <cite index=”28-1″>Across the 2023–2025 WPL seasons for Mumbai Indians, she recorded seven dismissals in a single WPL season, the highest tally for a Mumbai Indians keeper.</cite>
The Match: England Women vs India Women at Lord’s 2026
The only Women’s Test between England and India at Lord’s ran from July 10 to 13, 2026. It was the first-ever women’s Test at Lord’s, making every session of every day historic. India arrived in form; England arrived weakened, just days after their T20 World Cup final defeat by Australia at the same ground.
Day 1 and 2: Kranti Gaud Sets the Stage
India batted first and scored 285. England were then bowled out for 170 in their first innings. The standout performance across both those days came from 22-year-old fast bowler Kranti Gaud, who claimed 5 for 37 in England’s first innings and became the first woman to have her name on the Lord’s Test bowling honours board.
At the end of Day 2, Smriti Mandhana finished on 69 not out, to go with her first-innings 83. India held a lead of 269 runs with plenty of batting still to come. The stage was already set for something special on Day 3.
Day 3: Yastika Bhatia Writes Her Name Into History
In what is the first women’s Test at Lord’s, 142 years and 150 matches since the ground staged its debut men’s Test, Bhatia might have been dismissed for her overnight 39 off the very first ball of Sunday’s play. The left-hander was beaten on the inside edge by a Lauren Bell delivery that clipped off stump without dislodging the bails.
That was the moment. One bail staying in place changed the entire day.
She was also dropped by Mady Villiers on 86, a straightforward return catch that went down. She made England pay for those missed opportunities by finding the boundary regularly, including back-to-back fours off Lauren Filer before moving into the nineties.
Bhatia made the most of her good fortune to complete an 86-ball fifty including six fours, and was 91 not out at lunch on the third day, with India 250-4 in their second innings—a huge overall lead of 365 runs.
After lunch, she did not hesitate. There were no nervous 90s for the 25-year-old, who completed her century in the first over after lunch. She hit Issy Wong for two fours off consecutive balls, a square drive followed by a carve to point, before a quick single off the fast bowler saw Bhatia to a 145-ball hundred, including 12 boundaries.
A third extra in the form of 23 byes from Amy Jones, England’s wicketkeeper, also helped India’s total balloon. England’s keeping was far below the standard set by their Indian counterpart throughout the match.
The Declaration and England’s Collapse
Richa Ghosh then added the finishing touches with a brisk unbeaten 50 before Harmanpreet Kaur declared at 341 for 7, setting England a mammoth target of 457.
Kranti Gaud came out to bowl the first over of England’s chase and struck immediately. She dismissed retiring opener Tammy Beaumont with the very first ball of England’s chase. The delivery jagged back sharply to uproot the stumps, ending Beaumont’s international career with a golden duck.
Gaud soon struck another emotional blow, removing former captain Heather Knight for just 13 to leave England’s chase in tatters. Knight had announced her international retirement the evening before, so her dismissal for 13 carried genuine emotion across the Lord’s ground.
Sayali Satghare and Sneh Rana chipped in with two wickets apiece as India’s bowlers relentlessly squeezed England, reducing the hosts to 59 for 5 before Amy Jones and Mady Villiers briefly resisted with a sixth-wicket partnership.
At stumps: England 130 for 6. India need four wickets. England need 327 more runs with a day left to play.
Brief Scorecard: England Women vs India Women (Only Test, Lord’s 2026)
| Innings | Score | Notable Performances |
|---|---|---|
| India 1st Innings | 285 | Shafali Verma, Smriti Mandhana 83 |
| England 1st Innings | 170 | Amy Jones 52; Kranti Gaud 5/37 |
| India 2nd Innings | 341/7 declared | Yastika Bhatia 113, Mandhana 70, Richa Ghosh 50*; Ecclestone 5/118 |
| England 2nd Innings | 130/6 (stumps Day 3) | Amy Jones 52*; Gaud 2 wkts, Rana 2 wkts |
| Target | 457 | England need 327 more with 4 wkts |
Why Yastika Bhatia’s Century at Lord’s Means So Much
The significance of this innings goes beyond cricket statistics.
Bhatia joined the likes of India men’s greats Vinoo Mankad, Dilip Vengsarkar, Mohammad Azharuddin, Sourav Ganguly, and Rahul Dravid in scoring a Test century at the Home of Cricket. For an Indian batter, that list is not just historical. It represents the peak of what the sport can offer.
The home side will need to rewrite the record books if they are to achieve an unlikely win, as the highest successful fourth-innings chase to win any women’s Test is Australia’s 198 against England in Sydney in 2011. England needs more than double that record just to draw level, let alone win.
Bhatia described the feeling as “unbelievable” after scoring the century, per France 24. She punched the air on reaching three figures while her teammates gathered on the dressing room balcony to applaud her. When she was dismissed for 113, caught at extra cover trying to loft Sophie Ecclestone, she received a standing ovation from both the public stands and the MCC members in the pavilion. England’s fielders congratulated her as she walked off.
That last detail tells you everything. Even the opposition knows what it means.
Sophie Ecclestone: England’s One-Woman Resistance
Sophie Ecclestone was England’s standout performer with the ball, claiming 5 for 118 in 33.3 overs, becoming the second woman to achieve the feat in a Lord’s Test after Kranti Gaud.
Her spell included the wickets of Harmanpreet Kaur, Deepti Sharma, Bhatia, and Sneh Rana, completing her fourth five-wicket haul in Test cricket. In the course of this match, she became England’s leading wicket-taker across all international formats.
Ecclestone’s five-for kept the target below 500, and that is about the best England could say about their bowling performance across the match. She stood alone while the rest of the attack was picked apart.
Yastika Bhatia’s WPL Career: Building the Platform
The Women’s Premier League has been one of the key platforms where Yastika Bhatia sharpened the skills that now make her one of India’s most important players.
Mumbai Indians signed her for INR 1.50 crore at the inaugural WPL auction in 2023. Across the 2023–2025 seasons, she played 28 matches, scored 506 runs at a strike rate of 113.5, and helped the franchise win the first-ever WPL title.
Mumbai Indians retained her for the second edition of the Women’s Premier League 2024 for a price of INR 2 crore. She became the first left-handed women’s player in the WPL to score a half-century and holds the record for the most dismissals in the Women’s Premier League for Mumbai Indians.
She recorded seven dismissals as wicketkeeper in WPL 2024, the highest tally for Mumbai Indians Women in a single season.
Her WPL role as both opener and keeper makes her one of the most valuable players in the auction. Top-order left-handers who also keep wickets are rare at any level of cricket.
Her WPL jersey number and squad number have reflected her status as the team’s first-choice keeper across three seasons. The consistency of her selection tells you what the Mumbai Indians’ coaching staff think of her.
Yastika Bhatia’s Domestic and Franchise Records Beyond WPL
The Lord’s hundred did not come from nowhere. A long domestic record backs up everything she has done at international level.
In the Senior Women’s Inter Zonal T20 Trophy in 2023, she helped West Zone reach the final, scoring 107 runs and recording the most fours in the tournament with 20. In the 2024 Inter Zonal One-Day Trophy, she topped the scoring charts with 333 runs in five matches, including a superb 151, guiding her team to five straight wins.
In 2024-25, Yastika debuted for Melbourne Stars in Australia’s Women’s Big Bash League. She played six matches, scored 154 runs, and produced a Player of the Match performance against Hobart Hurricanes for her 57-run innings off 46 balls. She was drafted with Pick No. 21 by Melbourne Stars, marking her first international franchise contract outside of Asia.
That WBBL stint was important. Australian conditions, Australian crowds, and Australian fast bowlers. Bhatia scored 154 runs and won a Player of the Match award. That is not a player struggling away from home. That is an international cricketer who performs on any surface.
The Yastika Bhatia Injury: Coming Back From the Lowest Point
The biggest chapter before Lord’s was not a match-winning innings. It was a recovery.
Bhatia unfortunately missed the 2025 Women’s Cricket World Cup after sustaining an injury to her left knee during India’s preparatory camp in Visakhapatnam. She was replaced by Uma Chetry.
Bhatia missed a significant period after being sidelined in August 2025 and later underwent ACL surgery. India had to reshuffle their backup wicketkeeping options during her absence, but selectors continued to view her as the country’s established first-choice wicketkeeper and an important top-order option.
ACL surgery at the peak of an international career is one of the hardest things any athlete faces. The physical rehabilitation takes months. The mental side takes longer. Yastika Bhatia came back from that surgery, regained her fitness, returned to the squad, and then went to Lord’s and scored the most historic century in women’s Test cricket history.
That context makes the innings at least twice as meaningful.
Yastika Bhatia on Instagram and Social Media
Yastika Bhatia is active on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook. She actively posts about her travels, life, achievements, and events, and also has a broadcast channel on Instagram where she shares closer access with her followers.
After the Lord’s hundred, BCCI Women shared a video on social media captioned: “Walked out with a dream. Walked off making history,” celebrating her achievement as the first-ever centurion in women’s Tests at Lord’s. The post went viral across the cricket world.
Her Instagram following has grown significantly since the Lord’s innings, just as Vozinha’s did after Cape Verde held Spain to a 0-0 draw at this same World Cup.
What Makes Yastika Bhatia’s Batting Style Different?
Most batters from Vadodara in India’s domestic setup are known for orthodox technique and patience. Yastika Bhatia has both of those qualities, but she also brings something rarer: the ability to shift gears at exactly the right moment.
She has the ability to switch gears as and when the situation demands, while remaining solid in her defensive technique.
In the Lord’s innings, you saw both sides of her game. She defended patiently through the first session, survived two pieces of luck, reached lunch on 91, then walked out after the break and reached her hundred in the first over. The timing of her acceleration was not accidental. She read the surface, read the bowler, and chose exactly the right moment to finish the job.
As a left-handed batter, she offers variety in the batting lineup, while her compact technique and ability to rotate strike make her well-suited to surfaces where timing and adaptability matter more than outright power.
Her wicketkeeping adds further value. Her discipline and determination earned rewards when she received her first India call-up in 2021, and she soon became an important part of India’s white-ball setup, featuring in the 2022 ODI World Cup and scoring two half-centuries during the tournament. She was also part of India’s silver medal campaign at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.
Yastika Bhatia’s Net Worth and Earnings
Yastika Bhatia’s net worth is approximately estimated at INR 4 crore. Her BCCI salary is INR 10 lakhs per year under Grade C. Her WPL salary rose from INR 1.5 crore in the inaugural season to INR 2 crore when retained in 2024.
Her income comes from four main streams:
- BCCI match fees and annual salary (Grade C)
- WPL salary from Mumbai Indians (INR 2 crore in 2024)
- Brand endorsements and commercial partnerships
- International franchise contracts (WBBL with Melbourne Stars in 2024-25)
After the Lord’s century, her commercial value will rise. A player who has just made history at the most famous ground in cricket is a marketable athlete. Expect her net worth to increase significantly over the next 12 to 18 months as endorsements follow.
Yastika Bhatia’s Sister: A Cricket Family Story
Yastika played in the Baroda U-19 team along with her sister, but her sister later decided to pursue a medical profession. Multiple sources identify her sister as Josita Bhatia.
The two sisters trained together during Yastika’s early years, which is a part of her background she rarely discusses publicly but which clearly shaped the discipline she brings to her game. The stories of them practising together on a makeshift net during lockdown, with the support of their housing society, give a full picture of where this current India star came from.
Watch Yastika Bhatia Live: Where and How
Yastika Bhatia’s India Women matches air on Star Sports and JioCinema across South Asia. WPL matches for Mumbai Indians are carried on the same network. International matches broadcast schedules vary depending on the host board and television rights agreements.
For Bangladesh fans who follow India women’s cricket, the coverage on T Sports and select cable networks carries some series. The Lord’s Test on July 10–13 was available through licensed broadcast partners across South Asia.
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FAQ: Yastika Bhatia
Who is Yastika Bhatia and why is she in the news right now?
Yastika Bhatia is a 25-year-old Indian wicketkeeper-batter from Vadodara, Gujarat. She is in the news because on July 12, 2026, she scored 113 against England at Lord’s to become the first woman in history to score a Test century at the Home of Cricket. She plays for India Women across all three formats and represents Mumbai Indians in the Women’s Premier League.
What are Yastika Bhatia’s key career stats?
In ODIs, Bhatia has scored 666 runs in 28 matches at an average of 25. In T20Is, she has 336 runs across 23 matches. In Tests, her highest score before Lord’s was a 66, and she now holds a century of 113 as her career-best. In the WPL with Mumbai Indians, she scored 506 runs in 28 matches at a strike rate of 113.5 and holds the record for the most dismissals by a Mumbai Indians keeper in a single WPL season with seven in 2024.
What is Yastika Bhatia’s WPL team and what is her WPL salary?
Yastika Bhatia plays for Mumbai Indians Women in the Women’s Premier League. She was bought for INR 1.5 crore at the inaugural 2023 WPL auction and retained for INR 2 crore in 2024. She is Mumbai Indians’ first-choice wicketkeeper and top-order left-handed batter. Her WPL performances include winning the first-ever WPL title with the franchise and recording the most dismissals by a Mumbai Indians keeper in the 2024 season.
Was Yastika Bhatia injured before this Lord’s Test?
Yes. Bhatia suffered a serious left knee injury during India’s preparatory camp in Visakhapatnam in 2025, which ruled her out of the 2025 Women’s Cricket World Cup. She later underwent ACL surgery. Uma Chetry replaced her in the World Cup squad. Her recovery, return to fitness, and subsequent selection for the England tour in 2026 make her Lord’s century one of the most compelling comeback stories in Indian women’s cricket.
What is Yastika Bhatia’s net worth and how does she earn?
Yastika Bhatia’s net worth is estimated at around INR 3 to 4 crore. She earns from her BCCI Grade C contract at INR 10 lakhs annually, her WPL salary with Mumbai Indians at INR 2 crore per season, brand endorsements and commercial partnerships, and international franchise deals such as her 2024-25 contract with Melbourne Stars in the WBBL. After her Lord’s century, her commercial value is expected to rise significantly.
Where can I watch live matches featuring Yastika Bhatia?
Yastika Bhatia’s India Women matches are broadcast on Star Sports and JioCinema in India. The England vs India Women’s Test at Lord’s was carried by ITV and BBC in the UK and licensed broadcast partners across South Asia. WPL matches for Mumbai Indians are available on Star Sports. For live cricket betting on India women’s matches, Jeta33 offers real-time betting markets with fast bKash and Nagad deposits for Bangladesh fans.
How did Yastika Bhatia score her century at Lord’s?
Yastika Bhatia came in overnight on 39 and faced the first ball of Day 3 off Lauren Bell, which clipped the off stump without dislodging the bails. She survived that and a dropped catch at 86, completed her fifty off 86 balls, reached lunch on 91 not out, then reached her century in the first over after the break by hitting Issy Wong for two fours and taking a single. She finished on 113 off 145 balls with 14 boundaries before being dismissed caught at extra cover off Sophie Ecclestone.
Final Thoughts: A Century That Changed Women’s Test Cricket
No woman had done it in 142 years of Test cricket at Lord’s. No woman had been on the Lord’s batting honours board before Yastika Bhatia walked out on the morning of Day 3, survived a first-ball inside-edge that kissed off stump, and made 113 runs in front of a full Lord’s crowd on the most significant day in the history of women’s Test cricket at the ground.
She is 25. She has just returned from ACL surgery. She plays in the most watched domestic franchise league women’s cricket has ever seen. She trains at 5 AM, practises yoga, plays guitar, and is studying Sports Management. She earned a black belt in karate as a child. She is, in the truest sense, an all-round athlete who happened to find cricket first.
The Lord’s honours board now reads her name. Vinoo Mankad, Dilip Vengsarkar, Mohammad Azharuddin, Sourav Ganguly, Rahul Dravid, and Yastika Bhatia. Not bad for a 25-year-old from Vadodara who just came back from the worst injury of her career.
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