Bete-ombro, also known as bets, tacobol, pau na lata,[1][2] or taco (all of these names having a word meaning "bat" in them), is a Brazilian bat-and-ball game[3] closely related to cricket.[4][5] Two teams of two players each take turns batting and fielding. The batting team runs between two wickets, which are generally plastic bottles (or more reminiscent of cricket, three small wooden sticks propped up so that they all lean on each other),[6] while the fielding team can run out batters by hitting a wicket with the ball before the closest batter reaches it. (As there are only two players on the batting team, teams swap as soon as a batter is out.) Bowled, stumped, and caught are other forms of dismissal.
Prince Harry played it on a trip to Brazil.[7][8] Taco has been credited with helping to grow and influence women's cricket in Brazil.[9][10]
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