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dot ball

noun

  1. cricket a ball from which a run is not scored
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Origin of dot ball1

when no run is scored, the scorer places a dot in his or her record book
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They had a dot ball percentage of 37.4%, nearly 10% lower than New Zealand's 47%, which is the next best in the competition.

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Batting demands relentless stroke play, where even a dot ball is unacceptable.

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Gibson was clapped in to bowl like an Olympic long jumper at the start of their mark, each dot ball cheered like a wicket and every run saved greeted with raucous appreciation.

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Despite the mountainous task facing Kohli and India on Sunday, their noisy fans had high levels of expectation, cheering every dot ball.

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Williamson sliced the next delivery through point for four to level the scores before Fernando bowled a bouncer that was close to being called wide on height but was ruled a dot ball.

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