A scoop shot (also known as a Ramp shot or Paddle scoop or Marillier shot or Dilscoop) has been used by a number of first-class batsmen, the first being Dougie Marillier.
It is played to short pitched straight balls that would traditionally be defended or, more aggressively, pulled to the leg side. To play a scoop shot, the batsman is on the front foot and aims to get beneath the bounce of the ball and hit it directly behind the stumps, up and over the wicket keeper. This shot, though risky in the execution, has the advantage of being aimed at a section of the field where a fielder is rarely placed — particularly in Twenty20 and One Day International cricket where the number of outfielders is limited.
However the Marillier
shot is played over the batsman's shoulder to fine leg, but the basis of
the 'scoop' stroke is for the batsman to go down on one knee to a good length
or slightly short-of-length delivery off a fast or medium paced bowler and
'scoop' the ball over the head of the wicket keeper. The 'Scoop' shot is a
risky shot to play as the improper execution of this shot may lead to a catch
being offered. One famous example of the 'Scoop' backfiring is of the 2007 ICC
World Twenty20 World Cup final when Pakistan were 152/9 and needed 6 runs off 4
bowls and Misbah-ul-Haq improperly executed this shot resulting in a catch to
Sreesanth. A version of the 'Scoop' stroke called the Dilscoop
was developed by Sri Lankan right-handed batsman Tillakaratne Dilshan during the ICC World
Twenty20 held during June 2009 in England