Rwanda's Utagushimaninde becomes youngest to score T20 international century

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Rwanda's Fanny Utagushimaninde became the ​youngest cricketer to people ‌a T20 planetary period ​during her ⁠team's 122-run triumph implicit Ghana astatine the Nigeria Invitational ‌Women's T20I Tournament successful Lagos connected ‌Saturday (March 21, 2026).

Utagushimaninde, aged 15 ‌years ⁠and 223 days, ⁠smashed an unbeaten 111 disconnected 65 balls, surpassing the ​previous grounds ‌held by Uganda's Prosscovia Alako, who was 16 years and 233 ‌days aged erstwhile ​she struck 116 against Mali successful ⁠Kigali successful 2019.

The Rwandan opener besides became the ‌first pistillate to people a 100 connected planetary debut successful the format.

On the men's side, France's Gustav McKeon holds the grounds arsenic the youngest subordinate to deed a T20 planetary century, achieving the feat astatine 18 years and 280 days.

Published - March 22, 2026 09:04 americium IST

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