Yastika Bhatia

Yastika Bhatia
Bhatia in August 2022
Personal information
Full name
Yastika Harish Bhatia
Born (2000-11-01) 1 November 2000
Vadodara, Gujarat, India
BattingLeft-handed
RoleWicket-keeper batter
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 89)30 September 2021 v Australia
Last Test13 July 2026 v England
ODI debut (cap 132)21 September 2021 v Australia
Last ODI24 September 2022 v England
ODI shirt no.19
T20I debut (cap 68)7 October 2021 v Australia
Last T20I21 June 2026 v South Africa
T20I shirt no.19
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2013/14–presentBaroda
2022Velocity
2023–presentMumbai Indians
2024/25Melbourne Stars
Career statistics
Competition WTest WODI WT20I
Matches 4 28 19
Runs scored 223 666 214
Batting average 31.86 24.66 16.46
100s/50s 1/1 0/4 0/0
Top score 113 64 36
Catches/stumpings 5/– 14/10 5/8
Medal record
Representing  India
Women's Cricket
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place2022 BirminghamTeam
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 17 August 2025

Yastika Bhatia (born 1 November 2000) is an Indian international cricketer Who plays for the Indian national cricket team in all formats of this game. She plays for the Gujrat giants in the WPL and Baroda in Domestic cricket.[1][2][3]

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.[4][5][6] Bhatia said that her selection to the national team was surreal, and thanked her coach and club for the opportunity.[7] She had also played for the India Women's A team during their tour of Australia in December 2019.[8]

In August 2021, Bhatia was again called up to the national team,[9] for their series against Australia,[10] including being named in India's squad for the one-off women's Test match.[11] She made her Women's One Day International (WODI) debut on 21 September 2021 against Australia.[12] She made her Test debut on 30 September 2021, for India against Australia.[13] She made her Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) debut on 7 October 2021, also against Australia.[14]

In January 2022, she was named in India's team for the 2022 Women's Cricket World Cup in New Zealand.[15] In July 2022, she was named in India's team for the cricket tournament at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England.[16]

She was named in the India squad for the 2024 ICC Women's T20 World Cup[17] and their home ODI series against New Zealand in October 2024.[18]

Bhatia unfortunately missed out on the 2025 Women's Cricket World Cup sustained an injury to her left knee during India's preparatory camp in Visakhapatnam, and was replaced by Uma Chetry.[19]

On July 12, 2026, in a one-off Test match against England at Lord's Cricket Ground, Bhatia made a century in the second innings, reaching the milestone in 145 balls. This meant she became the first woman to make a century at Lord's.[20][21]

References

  1. ↑ "Yastika Bhatia". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
  2. ↑ "Young Batswoman from Baroda Is Breaking All Stereotypes". Book of Achievers. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
  3. ↑ "Female Cricket interviews Yastika Bhatia – Baroda's teen sensation knocking Team India doors". Female Cricket. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
  4. ↑ "Shikha Pandey, Taniya Bhatia left out of squads for home series against South Africa". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
  5. ↑ "Swetha Verma, Yastika Bhatia earn maiden call-ups to India's ODI squad". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
  6. ↑ "BCCI announces India women's ODI and T20I squads for South Africa series". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
  7. ↑ "It feels surreal: Yastika Bhatia on getting selected to the Indian cricket team". Times of India. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
  8. ↑ "Baroda cricketer Yastika to play in India A team". Times of India. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
  9. ↑ "Meghna Singh, Renuka Singh Thakur earn maiden call-ups; uncapped Yastika Bhatia returns for Australia tour". Women's CricZone. Archived from the original on 24 August 2021. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
  10. ↑ "India Women's squad for one-off Test, ODI and T20I series against Australia announced". Board of Control for Cricket in India. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
  11. ↑ "India Women call up Meghna Singh, Yastika Bhatia, Renuka Singh for Australia tour". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
  12. ↑ "1st ODI, Mackay, Sep 21 2021, India Women tour of Australia". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
  13. ↑ "Only Test (D/N), Carrara, Sep 30 - Oct 3 2021, India Women tour of Australia". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
  14. ↑ "1st T20I (N), Carrara, Oct 7 2021, India Women tour of Australia". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  15. ↑ "Renuka Singh, Meghna Singh, Yastika Bhatia break into India's World Cup squad". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
  16. ↑ "Team India (Senior Women) squad for Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games announced". Board of Control for Cricket in India. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
  17. ↑ "India's squad for the ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2024 announced". Board of Control for Cricket in India. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
  18. ↑ "India's Squad for IDFC First Bank ODI Series against New Zealand announced". BCCI. Retrieved 9 November 2024.
  19. ↑ "Yastika Bhatia ruled out of Australia ODIs and World Cup". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 3 November 2025.
  20. ↑ Sportstar, Team (12 July 2026). "Yastika Bhatia becomes first woman to score a Test century at Lord's". Sportstar.
  21. ↑ "MSN". www.msn.com.
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