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 210/3 in 20 overs and restricted Ghana to 88/8, registering a massive 122-run victory.