Dilscoop

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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.

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Meanings

nounDilscoop (plural Dilscoops)

plural Dilscoops

  1. ball gamesA 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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APA

Dilscoop. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dilscoop

MLA

“Dilscoop.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dilscoop. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Dilscoop,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dilscoop.

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