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{{short description|Indian cricketer (born 1996)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2024}}
{{Use Indian English|date=October 2024}}
{{Infobox cricketer
| name = Saima Thakor
| female = true
| image =
| caption =
| fullname = Saima Zakirhussain Thakor
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1996|9|13|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Mumbai]], Maharashtra, India
| batting = Right-handed
| bowling = Right-arm [[Fast bowling|medium-fast]]
| role = [[Bowling (cricket)|Bowler]]

| international = true
| country = India
| internationalspan =
| odidebutdate = 24 October
| odidebutyear = 2024
| odidebutagainst = New Zealand
| odicap = 145 
| lastodidate = 29 October
| lastodiyear = 2024
| lastodiagainst = New Zealand
| odishirt = 8

| T20Idebutdate = 15 December
| T20Idebutyear = 2024
| T20Idebutagainst = West Indies
| T20Icap = 85
| lastT20Idate = 17 December
| lastT20Iyear = 2024
| lastT20Iagainst = West Indies
| T20Ishirt = 8

| club1 = [[Mumbai women's cricket team|Mumbai]]
| year1 = 2017–present
| club2 = [[UP Warriorz]]
| year2 = 2024

| columns = 4
| column1 = [[Women's One Day International|WODI]]
| matches1 = 10
| runs1 = 46
| bat avg1 = 7.66
| 100s/50s1 = 0/0
| top score1 = 29
| deliveries1 = 425
| wickets1 = 7
| bowl avg1 = 52.71
| fivefor1 = 0
| tenfor1 = 0
| best bowling1 = 3/62
| catches/stumpings1 = 3/–

| column2 = [[Women's Twenty20 International|WT20I]]
| matches2 = 3
| runs2 = 6
| bat avg2 = 6.00
| 100s/50s2 = 0/0
| top score2 = 6
| deliveries2 = 66
| wickets2 = 1
| bowl avg2 = 96.00
| fivefor2 = 0
| tenfor2 = 0
| best bowling2 = 1/28
| catches/stumpings2 = 1/–

| column3 = [[First-class cricket|FC]]
| matches3 = 3
| runs3 = 11
| bat avg3 = 3.66
| 100s/50s3 = 0/0
| top score3 = 8
| deliveries3 = 402
| wickets3 = 5
| bowl avg3 = 46.40
| fivefor3 = 0
| tenfor3 = 0
| best bowling3 = 2/43
| catches/stumpings3 = 1/–

| column4 = [[List A cricket|LA]]
| matches4 = 53
| runs4 = 237
| bat avg4 = 13.94
| 100s/50s4 = 0/0
| top score4 = 32
| deliveries4 = 2,147
| wickets4 = 52
| bowl avg4 = 26.25
| fivefor4 = 0
| tenfor4 = 0
| best bowling4 = 4/14
| catches/stumpings4 = 13/–

| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/player/1255542.html ESPNcricinfo
| date = 25 October
| year = 2024
}}
'''Saima Thakor''' (born 13 September 1996) is an Indian [[cricket]]er who plays for the [[India women's national cricket team|India women's national team]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/1990/1990005/1990005.html |title=Saima Thakor |work=CricketArchive}}</ref> She represents [[Mumbai women's cricket team|Mumbai]] in domestic cricket and [[UP Warriorz]] in the [[Women's Premier League (cricket)|Women's Premier League]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/cricketers/saima-thakor-1255542 |title=Saima Thakor |work=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref>

==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 (cricket)|Women's Premier League]] auction.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wplt20.com/players/saima-thakor-wpl-profile-83651 |title=Saima Thakor |work=Women's Premier League |access-date=25 October 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/wpl-how-nerveless-saima-thakor-and-all-round-deepti-sharma-kept-up-warriorz-alive-in-knockouts-race-1424130 |title=How nerveless Thakor and all-round Deepti kept Warriorz alive in the knockouts race |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=25 October 2024 |date=8 March 2024}}</ref> She played football and was a goalkeeper for her college team.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/the-many-ambitions-of-saima-thakor-1424619 |title=The many ambitions of Saima Thakor |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=25 October 2024 |date=14 March 2024}}</ref>

In August 2024, Thakor was named in [[India women's national cricket team|India women's team]] as a travelling reserve for the [[2024 ICC Women's T20 World Cup]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bcci.tv/bccilink/articles/jKTSq82Z |title=India's squad for the ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2024 announced |work=Board of Control for Cricket in India |access-date=25 October 2024 |date=27 August 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/tournaments/womens-t20-worldcup/news/india-name-star-studded-squad-for-the-icc-women-s-t20-world-cup-2024 |title=India name star-studded squad for the ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2024 |work=International Cricket Council |date=27 August 2024 |access-date=25 October 2024}}</ref> In October 2024, she earned maiden call-up for national team for the ODI series [[New Zealand women's cricket team in India in 2024–25|against New Zealand]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bcci.tv/bccilink/articles/EEI1QDRi |title=India's Squad for IDFC First Bank ODI Series against New Zealand announced |work=BCCI |access-date=17 October 2024}}</ref> She made her [[Women's One Day International|One Day International]] (ODI) debut in the first ODI of the same series on 24 October 2024.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/new-zealand-women-in-india-2024-25-1454389/india-women-vs-new-zealand-women-1st-odi-1454391/match-report |title=Thakor makes a mark on debut to give India 1-0 lead |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=25 October 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cricket.com/news/smriti-mandhana-hopes-for-more-brilliance-after-saima-thakors-solid-debut-10242024-1729790136781 |title=Mandhana hopes for more brilliance after Saima Thakor's solid debut |work=Cricket.com |access-date=25 October 2024}}</ref> She took two wickets on her first ODI match.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.firstpost.com/firstcricket/sports-news/indian-womens-cricket-team-beats-new-zealand-in-first-odi-narendra-modi-stadium-ahmedabad-13828858.html |title=Radha Yadav, Saima Thakor shine as India Women beat New Zealand in first ODI |work=Firstpost |access-date=25 October 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/cricket/womens-cricket/saima-thakor-indian-womens-cricket-team-bowler-international-debut-new-zealand-first-odi-score-news/article68796235.ece |title=Patience pays off as Saima Thakor impresses on international debut against New Zealand |work=Sportstar |access-date=27 October 2024}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/sports/cricket/ind-vs-nz-radha-yadav-saima-thakor-fall-short-of-breaking-women-s-odi-world-record-after-heroic-fightback-2024-10-27-959185 |title=IND vs NZ: Radha Yadav, Saima Thakor fall short of breaking women's ODI world record after heroic fightback |work=India TV |access-date=28 October 2024}}</ref> She made her [[Women's Twenty20 International]] (T20I) debut against West Indies on 15 December 2024.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cricket.com/news/saima-thakor-handed-t20i-debut-as-hayley-matthews-opts-to-bowl-in-mumbai-12152024-1734268992393 |title=Saima Thakor handed T20I debut as Hayley Matthews opts to bowl in Mumbai |work=Cricket.com |access-date=18 December 2024}}</ref> She took her first T20I wicket dismissing West Indies player [[Qiana Joseph]].<ref>{{cite web |first=Ali Asgar |last=Nalwala |url=https://olympics.com/en/news/india-vs-west-indies-women-t20-2024-cricket-ind-w-wi-w-match-2-report |title=India suffer nine-wicket defeat as West Indies level series |work=Olympics |access-date=11 January 2024}}</ref>

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{cricinfo|id=1255542}}
* {{cricketarchive|id=1990005}}

{{UP Warriorz squad}}

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[[Category:1996 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Indian women cricketers]]
[[Category:India women One Day International cricketers]]
[[Category:India women Twenty20 International cricketers]]
[[Category:Cricketers from Mumbai]]
[[Category:Sportswomen from Maharashtra]]
[[Category:Mumbai women cricketers]]
[[Category:UP Warriorz cricketers]]

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