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Extravagant and innovative celebrations are nothing new in sports, but few become iconic due to their charisma and popularity. Ear-cupping is one such celebration when players, after pulling off something spectacular, tease home fans, and Radha Yadav did that on Monday against Mumbai Indians.

UP Warriorz have put an end to the winning streak of Mumbai Indians with a five-wicket triumph in a thriller that was concluded in the last over. Sophie Ecclestone bowled a superb spell taking three wickets while Grace Harris starred with the bat with a knock of 39 runs including seven boundaries.

The need to score runs at a quick rate by piercing gaps has increased in the limited-over formats and that has led to the batters inventing new shots very often. Kiran Navgired added one more to the count as she mistakenly hit a boundary from the back of the bat against Mumbai Indians.

The word 'gamechangers' has elevated to an entirely different level since the advent of T20s and no player defines it better than a certain Ashleigh Gardner. The all-rounder made a grand entry to the WPL and announced herself on the big stage by getting rid of Hayley Matthews with a jaffa.