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dot balls

dot balls is the plural of dot ball.

Meaning of dot ball

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

Questions about dot balls

What is dot balls the plural of?
Dot balls is the plural of dot ball.

Words near dot balls in the dictionary

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

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