Dilscoop

Meaning

Noun

  • 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.

Origin

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

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