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Caribbean Twenty20: Jamaica eyeing playoffs after defeating Guyana
Miller broke the partnership when Barnwell edged a cut at a wide one in the 17th over and Crandon blasted two successive fours off the next over by Russell before playing one shot too many and falling to a catch at mid-wicket in the same over.
Guyana hit back early when off-spinner Steven Jacobs had opener Nkrumah Bonner caught and bowled off the fourth ball of the innings without a run on the board.
When captain Tamar Lambert was caught at short mid-wicket for one in Jacobs’s next over, Jamaica were in a hole at two for two in the third over.
However, opener John Campbell (17) and Danza Hyatt (22) posted 34 for the second wicket to halt the slide, and put Jamaica back on course for victory.
Campbell fell in the tenth over, edging a wide one from leg-spinner Devendra Bishoo behind and Hyatt added a further 21 for the fourth wicket with Krishmar Santokie (22) before also departing.
Santokie, who counted a four and two sixes, was prised out by off-spinner Deonarine at 67 for five in the 16th but Russell showed up again to blast three sixes in an unbeaten 20, to see Jamaica home. -(CMC)
