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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. Asics Gel Kinsei 6 Womens . Having lost the series, Radford said that West Indies couldnt counter Pakistans game plan of spin on a ground with a slow track and big boundaries. Poor starts in the Powerplay didnt 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. West Indies are known to be a big, six-hitting and boundary-hitting side, normally play on quicker pitches and slightly smaller grounds. But its up to us to find a way around that.Pakistan have bowled well, they have actually fielded well. When they batted, they showed on a slow wicket and a big outfield that its actually all about knocking the ball into gaps and doing a lot of running. They ran a lot of twos tonight which I think really stretched us, and I dont think it was ever going to be a game for lots of boundaries because I dont think its that type of surface and that type of outfield.While Radford praised seamer Sohail Tanvir, who picked up 3 for 13 in his four overs, Pakistans T20 captain Sarfraz Ahmed also credited the innings played by Shoaib Malik at No. 4. Malik, who became only the third Pakistan player to score more than 1500 T20I runs, chipped in with a useful 28-ball 37, and added 69 with Sarfraz for the fourth wicket before falling in the last over. That partnership helped Pakistan garner 60 runs off the last six overs. Sarfraz finished unbeaten on 46 off 32 balls.Sarfraz also stated that the team management had decided to send in Umar Akmal at No. 6 to bolster the lower order, which had been missing a finisher.It was our strategy to play Umar Akmal at No. 6, since we needed a finisher in the lower order. We scored about 50 runs in the last five overs and we felt that was enough as we had set a target of a 150+ score, Sarfraz said. A lot of credit goes to Shoaib Malik too, the way he played with me at the end. We needed a senior player to stay at the wicket and he did that for us.Pakistan went in with an unchanged side for the second match, leaving out fast bowler Mohammad Amir. Sarfraz stressed that the management wanted to give players confidence through a longer stint in the side and Amir was a part of the sides plans for the future.We have tried to keep a winning combination so we didnt try to change too much, Sarfraz said. That is also our target - to give players a longer run in the side to build their confidence. Mohammad Amir is our main bowler and he will definitely play an important role for us in the future. Onitsuka Tiger Online Shop . Robredo, ranked No. 16, bounced back from an upset loss to Leonardo Mayer in the second round of the Royal Guard Open in Chile last week to down Carreno Busta in 1 hour, 25 minutes. On a day filled mostly with qualifying matches, fifth-seeded Marcel Granollers of Spain also entered the second with a 7-5, 3-6, 6-2 win over Aljaz Bedene of Slovenia, while Guido Pella of Argentina defeated Guillermo Garcia-Lopez of Spain 7-6 (6), 6-4 to advance. Asics Gel Nimbus 17 . MLS Commissioner Don Garber and Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos Gimenez also will attend the session, which was announced Monday. The league has discussed placing its next two expansion teams in Miami and Atlanta. http://www.kliqplan.com/mexico-mid-runner.html . PETERSBURG, Fla. In the first installment of ESPNs top ten drivers of 2016, we name numbers 10-610. Pascal Wehrlein Pascal Wehrleins first season in Formula One showed glimpses of the talent Mercedes saw in him when signing him to its junior programme. The undoubted highlight was a Q2 appearance and 10th-place finish in Austria, which very nearly helped Manor beat Sauber to tenth in the championship this year. It was a year with impressive performances scattered throughout, in a car which received limited development.Several blots on his record linger: he failed to convincingly out-perform Rio Haryanto in qualifying (winning their head-to-head 7-5) and then was overlooked for the Force India seat in favour of Haryantos replacement, fellow Mercedes junior Esteban Ocon. Wehrleins snub hinted at concerns over his temperament but there is no doubting his ability on a race track. He is still rated highly by Mercedes and was drafted in to test in place of Lewis Hamilton in Abu Dhabi after Toto Wolff discovered Nico Rosbergs decision to retire. 2016 was a good start for Wehrlein but he will need to build on that next season -- wherever he may be.9. Kimi RaikkonenAfter the first 10 races of the season Kimi Raikkonen was third in the championship, with only Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton ahead. After two years of underwhelming performances at Ferrari in 2014 and 2015 there were signs he was returning to form and at the Spanish Grand Prix he came within 0.6s of winning his first race since 2013. In the second half of the year his results started to slide as Ferrari became less competitive, but, if anything, his raw performances improved. Once he had signed a contract extension to remain at Ferrari in 2017, Raikkonen started to up his game and at the last ten races of the season he outqualified teammate Sebastian Vettel 8-2.Vettel scored more points over the course of the year but his performances were more erratic and he committed the cardinal sin of colliding with his teammate on the opening lap in both China and Belgium. Vettels peaks were higher but his troughs were lower, while Raikkonen offered consistency throughout the season. It wasnt Raikkonen at his very best, but it was the closest he has come since rejoining Ferrari in 2014.8. Sebastian VettelA second winless season in three years was not what Sebastian Vettel or Ferrari anticipated coming into 2016. Vettel led into Turn 1 of the opening race, which he lost due to a strategy blunder, and the season unravelled from that point on. The honeymoon period at Ferrari is well and truly over and by seasons end it was clear cracks were appearing in a relationship which had looked so good during 2015.Despite Ferraris failings he was a source of hope in the opening half of the season, finishing on the podium five times in the first nine races. Peerhaps due to the frustrations of a season spent slipping further and further from the leaders, Vettel became increasingly fraught as the year went on -- both on and off the track. Onitsuka Tiger Womens. Sweary radio messages became the norm -- including his infamous Mexico rant at Max Verstappen and Charlie Whiting -- and he faced accusations of trying to do too much behind the scenes at Ferrari. He at least finished the season in good form and once again out-scored teammate Kimi Raikkonen. But, with his contract up at the end of 2017, Ferrari will need a big improvement next year to keep the German on board.7. Sergio PerezAlthough his teammate beat him in qualifying over the course of the year, Sergio Perez had the measure of Nico Hulkenberg in races. His ability to manage car and tyres through a race distance remains his strength and he exploited it on several occasions this year. What he may lack in one-lap pace, he makes up for in tenths of a second saved per lap over a race distance -- and that eventually results in points scored at the end of the season.He finished on the podium at the Monaco Grand Prix thanks to a well-timed switch to slick tyres, but his best performance came in Baku. Had it not been for a gearbox penalty he would have started the race second on the grid, but even from seventh he was able to work his way back through the field (and ahead of Hulkenberg) to finish third. At the final ten rounds he showed consistency, finishing each race in the points and bringing his total for the year to 101 -- enough to finish seventh overall, only behind the six drivers of the top three teams.6. Fernando AlonsoIt is no coincidence that the Alonso of 2016 seemed more motivated than the Alonso of 2015, with McLaren and Honda making clear steps forward from their dismal reunion campaign. The increased motivation was easy to see. Alonso rolled back the years to finish fifth with a remarkable drive in Monaco, while he also charged from the back row of the grid for top-seven finishes in Malaysia and Belgium -- the latter an especially impressive effort.The in-house battle at McLaren was a no-contest this year: Alonso winning 15-5 against Jenson Button in qualifying and outscoring his teammate by 34 points. Frustration still bubbled over on occasions -- most notably about the current generation of F1 cars -- but there is no denying that Alonsos immense talent is being wasted at present. McLarens season and the imminent rule changes next year spring hopes of a rejuvenation for Alonso but a more competitive McLaren and more enjoyable F1 car might be the only hopes of keeping the two-time world champion on the grid beyond 2017.Positions 5-1 to follow... Cheap NFL JerseysCheap NFL Jerseys China Cheap Jerseys From ChinaCheap NFL Jerseys Authentic Wholesale Jerseys China Cheap NFL Jerseys China NFL Cheap Jerseys' ' '