Mumbai Indians batters Sajeevan Sajana and Amanjot Kaur celebrate the WPL 2024 match over Delhi Capitals, at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru, Friday, Feb. 23, 2024. (PTI Photo)
In a game that saw momentum ebb from one side to the other at several different junctures, Sajana Sajeevan’s heave over long on from the last ball, as Mumbai needed 5 runs to win, will be the memorable moment of the match. But it was the culmination of a base set up by half-centuries from Yastika Bhatia and Harmanpreet, whose calm, well-paced 34-ball 55 allowed the chase to never be out of reach for her side. WPL’s thrilling start
(Clockwise) Mumbai Indians Yastika Bhatia and Sajana Sajeevan after the match; the WPL captains at the opening ceremony and the players of Mumba Indians and Delhi Capitals walk out to play the opening match of the second season. (PTI Photos)
The Women’s Premier League’s (WPL) impact can be gauged in many ways. But nothing captures it better than the emergence of Sajana Sajeevan. Until she was picked by Mumbai Indians, the 29-year-old from Wayanad was just another allrounder in the domestic scene. At the first opportunity, Sajana showed she’s much more than that. In her first season, off her first ball – and the game’s final – she hit a six to hand Mumbai Indians an incredible win against the Delhi Capitals in Friday’s season opener. (READ MORE)
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