Inaugural West Indies Breakout League: GRR to regroup for remaining games – Captain Kemol Savory

The Guyana Rainforest Rangers (GRR) have thus far not experienced the best of fortunes in the inaugural West Indies Breakout League, which commenced last Friday.

In their opening match in the competition, they suffered a 25-run loss to the Windward Islands Infernos, and followed that up with a 23-run defeat to the Trinidad and Tobago Legions on the following day. And in a thrilling contest that could have gone either way on Tuesday, the Rainforest Rangers again slumped to a loss, by three runs, to the Jamaica Titans.
In the aftermath of their most recent loss, Captain Kemol Savory has rued their missed chances in getting over the line on Tuesday evening.
“Definitely, it was a close one. You know, it’s very disappointing that we couldn’t seize that moment at the back end and get over the line,” Savory said about the encounter with the Jamaica Titans.
Quizzed about an apparent dry spell with the bat, where the Rainforest Rangers were unable to find the boundary ropes for quite a few overs, he dispelled any assumptions about his team wanting to get a more explosive batter at the crease.
Savory responded to Samuel Badree during the post-match interview by stating, “No, it’s just that the guys were bowling to the plan, and the wicket was in their favour. So, I was just backing Zeynul and myself to go deep, because I know that we have the finishers at the back end.”

In spite of the loss, there was, of course, a silver lining for the Rainforest Ranger, who not only restricted their opponents to 29 runs in the final 5 overs, but also bowled them out for some bonus points.
“Yeah! Definitely!” Savory said in responding to inquiries about their death bowling being a positive takeaway from the game. “I must give credit to the bowlers. The way that they came back from the start that Jamaica…you know, I must give them credit for that.”
As they look ahead to their fourth game of the tournament — a must-win one for them – Savory has expressed intention to regroup over the next few days in anticipation of that match.
He divulged, “You know how cricket goes nowadays, and especially with the bonus points. We have two games to go, it’s just to get ourselves together and let’s see where it goes from there.”
The Guyana Rainforest Rangers will have a few days’ rest before they take on Leeward Islands Thunder on Sunday, May 4th from 19:00hrs.