Lagos, March 20 -- Rwanda Women's team cricketer Fanny Utagushimaninde has made history by becoming the first woman to score a century on her T20I debut, according to ESPNcricinfo.

Utagushimaninde smashed an unbeaten 111-run knock at 65 balls against Ghana at Tafawa Balewa Square Cricket Oval in Lagos on Friday, during the Nigeria Invitational Women's T20I Tournament.

At just 15 years and 223 days old, she also became the youngest player to score a century in women's T20 internationals. Notably, the previous record for the highest score on a woman's T20I debut was held by Australia's Karen Rolton, who made an unbeaten 96 against England in Taunton in 2005.

The youngest centurion record had earlier belonged to Uganda's Prosscovia Alako,...