Sports · 24 March 2026
Fanny Utagushimaninde scripts history with debut T20I century
Exam-focused facts from the 24 March 2026 current affairs briefing.
Key facts
- Rwanda batter Fanny Utagushimaninde scored 111 runs on her Women’s T20I debut against Ghana in the Nigeria Invitational Women’s T20I Tournament.
- At 15 years and 223 days she became the youngest T20I centurion, breaking Uganda’s Prosscovia Alako record set at 16 years 233 days in 2019.
- She became the first woman to score a T20I century on debut, surpassing Karen Rolton’s 96 not out against England in 2005.
- Rwanda posted 210/3 in 20 overs and won by 122 runs, restricting Ghana to 88/8.
- Belise Murekatete took three wickets for Rwanda while Marie Bimenyimana and Henriette Ishimwe picked one wicket each.