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Indian cricketer (born 1995)

Sajeevan Sajana
Personal information
Born (1995-01-04) 4 January 1995 (age 29)
Mananthavady, Wayanad, Kerala, India
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm off-break
RoleAll-rounder
International information
National side
T20I debut (cap 81)28 April 2024 v Bangladesh
Last T20I9 May 2024 v Bangladesh
T20I shirt no.44
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2011/12–presentKerala
2016/17–presentSouth Zone
2024–presentMumbai Indians
Career statistics
Competition WT20I WLA WT20 WPL
Matches 5 78 94 9
Runs scored 20 1,306 1,194 87
Batting average 10.00 23.32 20.58 29.00
100s/50s 0/0 1/5 0/1 0/0
Top score 11 100 60 30
Balls bowled 12 3,342 1,351 12
Wickets 0 89 60 2
Bowling average – 18.16 18.08 11.50
5 wickets in innings – 0 0 0
10 wickets in match – 0 0 0
Best bowling – 4/11 4/10 1/11
Catches/stumpings 1/– 34/– 33/– 5/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 10 June 2024
Medal record
Representing  India
Women's Cricket
Women's Asia Cup
Runner-up 2024 Sri Lanka

Sajeevan Sajana (born 4 January 1995) is an Indian cricketer who plays for India women's cricket team as an all-rounder, who is a right-handed batter and a right-arm off-break bowler. She plays for Kerala women's cricket team in domestic cricket and for Mumbai Indians in the Women's Premier League. She also played first-class cricket for South Zone.

Early life

She was born in Mananthavady, Wayanad, Kerala. Her father, Sanjeevan, was an auto-rickshaw driver in Kerala's town. Her mother, Sarada, worked at the municipality in Mananthavady. She first represented Kerala at the under-23 level, where she led her team to the Twenty-20 Super League title in 2019. She has a degree in political science. She was featured in a Tamil film as a support artist. She was football captain of Wayanad district in Kerala in her teenage years, and a track-and-field champion in college.

Domestic career

Sajana made her List A debut for Kerala on 9 November 2012, against Andhra in the 2012–13 Senior Women's One Day League. She made her Twenty20 debut for Kerala on 18 December 2011, against Andhra in the 2011–12 Senior Women's T20 League. She made her first-class debut for South Zone on 1 March 2017, against West Zone in the 2016–17 Senior Women's Cricket Inter Zonal Three Day Game.

In December 2023, she was signed by Mumbai Indians at a price of ₹15 lakh to play for them in the Women's Premier League auction, for the 2024 season. On 23 February 2024, she hit a last ball six, helping her side to beat Delhi Capitals by 4 wickets.

International career

In April 2024, she earned maiden call-up for national squad for T20I the series against Bangladesh. She made her Twenty20 International (T20I) debut against Bangladesh on 28 April 2024. In May 2024, she was named in T20I squad for the series against South Africa. She was named in the India squad for the 2024 ICC Women's T20 World Cup.

References

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  6. "Andhra Women v Kerala Women, Inter State Women's Twenty20 Competition 2011/12". CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
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  11. "The Sajana Sajeevan story: WPL trials, sharing dressing room with idol Harmanpreet and that last-ball six". Sportstar. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
  12. "Maiden call-up for two WPL stars as India announce T20I squad for Bangladesh series". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
  13. "Kerala Girls Sajana Sajeevan, Asha Sobhana Get Maiden India Call-Ups". The Times of India. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
  14. "1st T20I (D/N), Sylhet, April 28, 2024, India Women tour of Bangladesh". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
  15. "Harmanpreet Kaur to lead India women's multi-format squad vs South Africa". India Today. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
  16. "Indian Women's Cricket Team Squad Announced For Multi Format Series Against South Africa". The Times of India. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
  17. "India's squad for the ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2024 announced". Board of Control for Cricket in India. Retrieved 3 October 2024.

External links

Mumbai Indians (WPL) – current squad
India squad – 2024 Women's T20 World Cup
India
Uma Chetry, Tanuja Kanwar and Saima Thakor as standby players for the team.
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