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We haven’t countered Pakistan’s spin plan – Radford
- Updated: September 25, 2016
West Indies’ batting coach Toby Radford rued another poor batting display from his side in their 16-run loss to Pakistan in the second T20I in Dubai. Having lost the series, Radford said that West Indies couldn’t counter Pakistan’s game plan of spin on a ground with a slow track and big boundaries. Poor starts in the Powerplay didn’t help their cause, he added.
In the first T20I, West Indies were struggling at 25 for 5 after the first six overs and were eventually bowled out for a paltry 115. In the second, chasing 161, they lost three wickets in the Powerplay putting only 20 runs on the board. Radford pointed out that West Indies were unable to switch to a mode that focused on accumulating runs through singles and twos, like Pakistan have done in the matches so far.
“The first Powerplay yesterday and today were every similar. Yesterday we were five down, three down in the first six today,” Radford said after the game. “And I think the big difference when you looked at Pakistan in the first six was they were 38 for 1 and 39 for 1 on both days.
“Clearly the game plan from Pakistan has been to have slow wickets to bowl a lot of spin and have very big boundaries. …
