The US military employed "Daisy Cutter" bombs during attacks on Taliban forces in Afghanistan. They derived the name from the equally lethal cricket delivery.

The term daisy cutter refers to a delivery (in cricket) from a bowler that from the moment it pitches on the surface of the wicket, bounces very little (often not at all) and is, invariably, impossible for a batsman to play. As a result, it is regarded as one of the most lethal of all deliveries in the game, although few bowlers (if any) can seriously claim to be able to bowl it deliberately.

Instances of batsmen being dismissed by the delivery have become rare, due to a change in the laws of cricket, specifically to Law 24.6 which now reads:

"The umpire at the bowler's end shall call and signal No ball if a ball which he considers to have been delivered, without having previously touched the bat or person of the striker, either (i) bounces more than twice, or (ii) rolls along the ground before it reaches the popping crease."

However, a daisy cutter can still take a wicket, if the ball is well pitched up thus making it difficult, for an umpire, to clearly discern if the ball has bounced more than twice.