English Explanatory Dictionary

Dilscoop

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A kind of batting stroke, aiming to go on one knee to a good length or slightly short of length delivery off a fast- or medium-paced bowler and 'scoop' the ball over the head of the wicketkeeper, straight towards the boundary.

Word forms

Dilscoop Dilscoops

Etymology

From the surname of Sri Lankan batsman Tillakaratne Dilshan, and scoop.

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