Sajeevan Sajana

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.[1] She plays for Kerala women's cricket team in domestic cricket and for Mumbai Indians in the Women's Premier League.[1] She also played first-class cricket for South Zone.[2]

Early life

She was born in Mananthavady, Wayanad, Kerala. Her father, Sanjeevan, was an auto-rickshaw driver in Kerala's town.[3] Her mother, Sarada, worked at the municipality in Mananthavady.[4] She first represented Kerala at the under-23 level, where she led her team to the Twenty-20 Super League title in 2019.[3] 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.[4]

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.[5] She made her Twenty20 debut for Kerala on 18 December 2011, against Andhra in the 2011–12 Senior Women's T20 League.[6] 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.[7]

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,[8] for the 2024 season.[9] On 23 February 2024, she hit a last ball six, helping her side to beat Delhi Capitals by 4 wickets.[10][11]

International career

In April 2024, she earned maiden call-up for national squad for T20I the series against Bangladesh.[12][13] She made her Twenty20 International (T20I) debut against Bangladesh on 28 April 2024.[14] In May 2024, she was named in T20I squad for the series against South Africa.[15][16] She was named in the India squad for the 2024 ICC Women's T20 World Cup.[17]

References

  1. ^ a b "Profile: Sajeevan Sajana". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
  2. ^ "Player profile: Sajeevan Sajana". CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
  3. ^ a b "Who is Sajeevan Sajana | Bio | Stats | Mumbai Indians Player". Female Cricket. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
  4. ^ a b "S Sajana's instant hit a reward for decade of hard toil". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
  5. ^ "Andhra Women v Kerala Women, Inter State Women's One Day Competition 2012/13". CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
  6. ^ "Andhra Women v Kerala Women, Inter State Women's Twenty20 Competition 2011/12". CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
  7. ^ "South Zone Women v West Zone Women, Inter Zone Women's Three Day Competition 2016/17". CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
  8. ^ "WPL 2024: Meet Sajana Sajeevan; From paddy field cricket to overnight star". Business Standard. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
  9. ^ "WPL auction: Mumbai Indians buy Kerala all-rounder Sajana". Onmanorama. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
  10. ^ "Debutant Sajana takes Mumbai home with nerveless last-ball six". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
  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.