Saima Thakor

Saima Thakor
Personal information
Full name
Saima Zakirhussain Thakor
Born (1996-09-13) 13 September 1996 (age 30)
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium-fast
RoleBowler
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 145)24 October 2024 v New Zealand
Last ODI29 October 2024 v New Zealand
ODI shirt no.8
T20I debut (cap 85)15 December 2024 v West Indies
Last T20I17 December 2024 v West Indies
T20I shirt no.8
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2017–presentMumbai
2024UP Warriorz
Career statistics
Competition WODI WT20I FC LA
Matches 10 3 3 53
Runs scored 46 6 11 237
Batting average 7.66 6.00 3.66 13.94
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0
Top score 29 6 8 32
Balls bowled 425 66 402 2,147
Wickets 7 1 5 52
Bowling average 52.71 96.00 46.40 26.25
5 wickets in innings 0 0 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0
Best bowling 3/62 1/28 2/43 4/14
Catches/stumpings 3/– 1/– 1/– 13/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 25 October 2024

Saima Thakor (born 13 September 1996) is an Indian cricketer who plays for the India women's national team. She represents Mumbai in domestic cricket and UP Warriorz in the Women's Premier League.

Career

Thakor plays domestic cricket for Mumbai women's cricket team. In February 2024, she was signed by UP Warriorz at a price of ₹10 lakh to play for them in the Women's Premier League auction. She played football and was a goalkeeper for her college team.

In August 2024, Thakor was named in India women's team as a travelling reserve for the 2024 ICC Women's T20 World Cup. In October 2024, she earned maiden call-up for national team for the ODI series against New Zealand. She made her One Day International (ODI) debut in the first ODI of the same series on 24 October 2024. She took two wickets on her first ODI match. She made a 70 run partnership with Radha Yadav against New Zealand in the second ODI was the highest 9th-wicket partnership for India in women's ODIs. She made her Women's Twenty20 International (T20I) debut against West Indies on 15 December 2024. She took her first T20I wicket dismissing West Indies player Qiana Joseph.

References

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  2. ↑ "Saima Thakor". ESPNcricinfo.
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  6. ↑ "India's squad for the ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2024 announced". Board of Control for Cricket in India. 27 August 2024. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
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  9. ↑ "Thakor makes a mark on debut to give India 1-0 lead". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
  10. ↑ "Mandhana hopes for more brilliance after Saima Thakor's solid debut". Cricket.com. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
  11. ↑ "Radha Yadav, Saima Thakor shine as India Women beat New Zealand in first ODI". Firstpost. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
  12. ↑ "Patience pays off as Saima Thakor impresses on international debut against New Zealand". Sportstar. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
  13. ↑ "IND vs NZ: Radha Yadav, Saima Thakor fall short of breaking women's ODI world record after heroic fightback". India TV. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
  14. ↑ "Saima Thakor handed T20I debut as Hayley Matthews opts to bowl in Mumbai". Cricket.com. Retrieved 18 December 2024.
  15. ↑ Nalwala, Ali Asgar. "India suffer nine-wicket defeat as West Indies level series". Olympics. Retrieved 11 January 2024.