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]
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| Born | 4 January 1995 Mananthavady, Wayanad, Kerala, India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm off-break | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | All-rounder | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| T20I debut (cap 81) | 28 April 2024 v Bangladesh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last T20I | 9 May 2024 v Bangladesh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20I shirt no. | 44 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011/12–present | Kerala | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016/17–present | South Zone | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024–present | Mumbai Indians | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: ESPNcricinfo, 10 June 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Early life
editShe 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
editSajana 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
editIn 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
edit- ^ a b "Profile: Sajeevan Sajana". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
- ^ "Player profile: Sajeevan Sajana". CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
- ^ a b "Who is Sajeevan Sajana | Bio | Stats | Mumbai Indians Player". Female Cricket. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
- ^ a b "S Sajana's instant hit a reward for decade of hard toil". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
- ^ "Andhra Women v Kerala Women, Inter State Women's One Day Competition 2012/13". CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
- ^ "Andhra Women v Kerala Women, Inter State Women's Twenty20 Competition 2011/12". CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
- ^ "South Zone Women v West Zone Women, Inter Zone Women's Three Day Competition 2016/17". CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
- ^ "WPL 2024: Meet Sajana Sajeevan; From paddy field cricket to overnight star". Business Standard. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
- ^ "WPL auction: Mumbai Indians buy Kerala all-rounder Sajana". Onmanorama. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
- ^ "Debutant Sajana takes Mumbai home with nerveless last-ball six". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
- ^ "The Sajana Sajeevan story: WPL trials, sharing dressing room with idol Harmanpreet and that last-ball six". Sportstar. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
- ^ "Maiden call-up for two WPL stars as India announce T20I squad for Bangladesh series". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
- ^ "Kerala Girls Sajana Sajeevan, Asha Sobhana Get Maiden India Call-Ups". The Times of India. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
- ^ "1st T20I (D/N), Sylhet, April 28, 2024, India Women tour of Bangladesh". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
- ^ "Harmanpreet Kaur to lead India women's multi-format squad vs South Africa". India Today. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
- ^ "Indian Women's Cricket Team Squad Announced For Multi Format Series Against South Africa". The Times of India. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
- ^ "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
edit- Sajeevan Sajana at CricketArchive (subscription required)
- Sajeevan Sajana at ESPNcricinfo