Who is Sajeevan Sajana? Overnight star who guided Mumbai Indians to last-ball victory against Delhi Capitals in WPL 2024 opener

In the thrilling last-ball match between Mumbai Indians- Women (MUM-W) and Delhi Capitals- Women (DEL-W), Mumbai won the match in the last ball, Sajeevan Sajana’s last-ball six helped MUM-W to start WPL 2024’s journey with a win.

WPL 2024 has had a great start. The match after the opening ceremony was such that we will not be able to forget it. This match is being played between last season’s finalists, Mumbai Indians and Delhi Capitals. Delhi Capitals scored 171/5 in the first innings. Mumbai needed 5 runs to win in the last ball, debutant Sajeevan Sajana gave victory to Mumbai Indians by hitting a six on the last ball thriller.  Let us tell you who is Sajeevan Sajana.

The wonder girl from Kerala, who is living her dream

Sajeevan Sajana was born in Wayanad, Kerala. She was born into an ordinary family. His father drives an auto rickshaw. She played with only plastic and coconut pedal bats until the age of 18. Who knew that this girl from an ordinary family would one day become a topic of discussion in the entire country? They say that you should dream big and use all your strength to fulfil it. Sajana did something similar.

A consistent performer in domestic cricket:

Sajeevan Sajana has also performed brilliantly for her state Kerala, South Zone and India A. Because of this performance, Mumbai Indians included Sajana with them. They included 29-year-old Sajana in their team for Rs 15 lakh after being unsold in season 1. Apart from hitting long hits, Sanjana also bowls excellent off-spin. She won KCA Player of the Year for 2015 and 2017, leading Kerala to their first-ever all-India title in 2018. Sajana made the Kerala Under-23 women’s team victorious in the T20 Super League. The Kerala team became the winner in this tournament in 2019. After that Sajana scored 134 runs in the Senior Women’s T20 Trophy in 2023 and also took 6 wickets. Sanjana is the second player from Kerala after Minnu Mani. Sajana’s dream is to play for the Indian team.

Made his mark by hitting a six on the last ball:

Sajana has managed to attract everyone’s attention by hitting a six on the last ball of the first match of the second season of WPL. Let us tell you that she was playing her first match in WPL and the very first match, her one-six helped the team win. If Sajana continues to perform like this, then the day will not be far when Sajana will be seen playing for the Indian team.

Lesser known facts about Sajeevan Sajana:

Sajana idolizes former left-handed India opener Gautam Gambhir a lot. She recalls a bat gifted by Gautam Gambhir as her most prized possession with the dream to follow in his footsteps. The right-handed batter from Kerala also acted in a Tamil movie called ‘Kanaa’.