India, July 12 -- India's No.3 batter Yastika Bhatia, on Sunday, etched her name into women's cricket folklore as she became the first-ever woman to score a Test century at the iconic Lord's Cricket Ground. She achieved the feat during the third day of the one-off Test between England and India. The left-handed batter produced a composed and determined innings, reaching the three-figure mark in 145 deliveries. Her knock was laced with 12 boundaries, not only marking her maiden Test century but also standing as the highest score of her red-ball career.

Yastika was eventually dismissed by Sophie Ecclestone in the second innings, but it wasn't before she played a knock of 113 runs off 158 balls, with the help of 14 fours.

It was an innings...