Suhani Rajiv Thadani (born 2 August 2006) is an American

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er who plays for the

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. In September 2021, Thadani was named in the American

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(WT20I) team for the

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tournament in Mexico. She made her WT20I debut on 18 October 2021, in the USA's opening match of the tournament, against

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. In her second WT20I match, against

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, she achieved the USA's best bowling performance, with 2/7 off four overs, and in her third match, against

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, she both repeated and improved upon that performance, with 4/6. The following month, Thadani was named in America's squad for the

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tournament in Zimbabwe. On 27 November 2021, she played in America's third match of the tournament, against

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* 2006 births Living people Sportspeople from San Jose, California American women cricketers United States women Twenty20 International cricketers Cricketers from California American sportspeople of Indian descent {{US-cricket-bio-stub