Yastika showed immense grit and elegance in stroke-play to reach her maiden international century off 145 balls, a knock studded with 12 boundaries. The Baroda-born cricketer, who overcame a career-threatening Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) injury and marked her return to international cricket on the ongoing trip to England, reached the milestone in style during the afternoon session.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Having gone into the lunch break on 91, Yastika showed no signs of nervous nineties when the post-lunch session resumed. She smashed consecutive boundaries off England pacer Issy Wong through the backward point region before taking a single to cover to seal her place on the hallowed Honours Board at Lord's.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Yastika did have a slice of luck early in the morning when the very first delivery of the day from Lauren Bell clipped her off-stump but failed to dislodge the bails. Capitalising on the reprieve, Yastika played a dynamic yet structured innings, targeting the straight boundary and cover region heavily for her runs.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Having gone into the lunch break on 91, Yastika showed no signs of nervous nineties when the post-lunch session resumed. She smashed consecutive boundaries off England pacer Issy Wong through the backward point region before taking a single to cover to seal her place on the hallowed Honours Board at Lord's.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Kranti had earned her spot earlier in the game by picking a brilliant five-wicket haul on day two\u2019s play. Former Australia cricketer Mel Jones said on-air, \"The fist goes up in the air as Bhatia, from Baroda to Lord's, can soak in this monumental occasion. A century at Lord's, on to the honours board and a moment she will never, ever forget.\"<\/p>\r\n\r\n