Sajeevan Sajana

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Sajeevan Sajana
Personal information
Born (1995-01-04) 4 January 1995 (age 29)
Mananthavady, Wayanad, Kerala, India
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm off-break
Role All-rounder
International information
National side
T20I debut(cap  81)28 April 2024 v  Bangladesh
Last T20I9 May 2024 v  Bangladesh
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
Representing Flag of India.svg  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]

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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 was 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]

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  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.
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