Saima Thakor

Saima Thakor (born 13 September 1996) is an Indian cricketer who plays for the national team.^[1] She represents Mumbai in domestic cricket and UP Warriorz in the Women's Premier League.^[2]

Saima Thakor

Personal information
Full name	Saima Zakirhussain Thakor
Born	(1996-09-13) 13 September 1996 (age 28) Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm medium-fast
Role	Bowler
International information
National side	India
ODI debut (cap 145)	24 October 2024 v New Zealand
Last ODI	29 October 2024 v New Zealand
ODI shirt no.	8
T20I debut (cap 85)	15 December 2024 v West Indies
Last T20I	17 December 2024 v West Indies
T20I shirt no.	8
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2017–present	Mumbai
2024	UP Warriorz
Career statistics
Competition WODI WT20I WLA WT20 Matches 6 2 46 58 Runs scored 42 6 222 158 Batting average 8.50 6.00 17.07 10.53 100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 Top score 29 6 32 22 Balls bowled 275 42 1,883 918 Wickets 6 1 49 40 Bowling average 35.42 63.00 22.93 19.57 5 wickets in innings 0 0 0 0 10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0 Best bowling 3/62 1/28 4/14 2/5 Catches/stumpings 3/– 1/– 13/– 13/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 25 October 2024

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.^[3][4] She played football and was a goalkeeper for her college team.^[5]

In August 2024, Thakor was named in India women's team as a travelling reserve for the 2024 ICC Women's T20 World Cup.^[6][7] In October 2024, she earned maiden call-up for national team for the ODI series against New Zealand.^[8] She made her One Day International (ODI) debut in the first ODI of the same series on 24 October 2024.^[9][10] She took two wickets on her first ODI match.^[11][12] 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.^[13] She made her Women's Twenty20 International (T20I) debut against West Indies on 15 December 2024.^[14] She took her first T20I wicket dismissing West Indies player Qiana Joseph.^[15]