Yastika Bhatia: Wicketkeeper-batter Yastika Bhatia led India's dominant batting display with a brilliant unbeaten 91 as the visitors reached a commanding 250/4 at lunch on day three and extend their overall lead to a massive 365 runs in the one-off women’s Test against England at Lord's on Sunday.
It was a session where Smriti Mandhana, Jemimah Rodrigues and Harmanpreet Kaur fell, but Yastika held one end firmly by hitting boundaries at regular intervals to keep the scoreboard ticking and take India’s lead past the 360-mark.
With India already in a more dominant position and England far from their best self with the ball, Yastika, who’s hit ten boundaries so far, will be eager to convert her fine innings into her maiden century in the longer format and register her name on the iconic honours board, especially with Deepti Sharma still unbeaten on 10.
