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dot ball

dot ball noun: a ball off which no runs are scored.

Noun

dot ball (plural dot balls)

  1. A ball off which no runs are scored.
    • There were five dot balls in the first over, bowled by seamer Matt Henry, and only five runs in the second, off Glenn Phillips' part-time spin.2026 March 8, Matthew Henry, “Superb India crush New Zealand to defend T20 title”, in BBC Sport, archived from the original on 08 Mar 2026

Forms of dot ball

pluraldot balls

Origin of dot ball

Such a ball is recorded in the scorebook using a dot.

Questions about dot ball

What does dot ball mean?
Dot ball means a ball off which no runs are scored.
What part of speech is dot ball?
Dot ball is a noun.
What is the plural of dot ball?
The plural of dot ball is dot balls.

Words near dot ball in the dictionary

  1. doswellids
  2. doswelliid
  3. doswelliids
  4. dot
  5. dot and carry
  6. dot ball
  7. dot balls
  8. dot blot
  9. dot blots
  10. dot bomb
  11. dot bombs

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