Cricket: Rwanda’s Utagushimaninde Becomes Youngest Women’s T20I Centurion

 In Women’s Cricket, Rwanda’s Fanny Utagushimaninde has become the youngest centurion ever in Women’s T20I history. Rwanda opener Utagushimaninde scored 111 not out off just 65 balls against Ghana in the Nigeria Invitational Women’s T20I Tournament. Making her debut at 15 years and 223 days, Utagushimaninde brought up her ton in the 18th over of the innings. She surpassed the record held by Uganda’s Prosscovia Alako, who was 16 years and 233 days old when she scored a ton against Mali in 2019. Utagushimaninde’s unbeaten 111 was also the highest score by a Women’s player on T20I debut, going past Australia’s Karen Rolton, who scored an unbeaten 96 against England in 2005. 

 

On the back of Utagushimaninde’s record-breaking innings, Rwanda posted 210 for 3 in 20 overs and restricted Ghana to just 88 for 8, registering a massive 122-run victory.