Guyana Rainforest Rangers continue to struggle in West Indies Breakout League
The Guyana Rainforest Rangers (GRR) have suffered their third defeat in their third game of the West Indies Breakout League, this time to the Jamaica Titans in a match played at the Brian Lara Cricket Academy in Tarouba, Trinidad and Tobago.
Jamaica Titans have pulled off a 3-run win
With both teams winless in the tournament, it was a very important encounter, and the Jamaica Titans won the toss and elected to bat first.
Titans were cruising at 143-3 when Jediah Blades, who had figures of 3 for 25, pulled things back in enabling the GRR to bowl out the Titans for 166. Kirk Mckenzie led the scoring for the Jamaica Titans with 51 off 31 balls. His innings included 5 fours and 2 sixes.
Zeynul Ramsammy top-scored for the Rainforest Rangers
Andrew Rambaran also produced a crucial 39 runs from 22 balls, which included 2 fours and 2 sixes, while Jordan Johnson made 30 off 16.
Kirk McKenzie celebrating his half-century
Rainforest Rangers batsmen again struggled for tempo and rhythm throughout their innings. Zeynul Ramsammy, seeming to anchor the Rangers, could not strike far above 100, scoring 44 runs from 43 balls. Kemol Savory and Rivaldo Clarke again got a start, but neither could capitalize on it, and were out for respective scores of 25 and 24.
The lack of impetus ultimately cost the Rangers, as they finished their innings on 163 for 8, and lost the game by 3 runs.
Jediah Blades led the GRR recovery in the death overs
Titans celebrated their first win of the tournament through Anthony Dacres returning figures of 2 for 23 and defending 14 runs in the last over.
The Guyana Rainforest Rangers would look to register their first win of the tournament when they take on Leeward Islands Thunder on Sunday, May 4th, at the same venue.
