Sajeevan Sajana

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 was 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.