Despite Samuel's 91 Jamaica lose to Guyana

Guyana 219 (Sarwan 63) beat Jamaica 212 for 7(Samuels 91) by 7 runs
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Marlon Samuels- A valiant unbeaten 91 but had to see his side lose © Getty Images

Marlon Samuels, the Jamaican batsman recently recalled by West Indies for the Australian tour, scored a valiant unbeaten 91 but ended up on the losing side as Guyana managed to defend a modest total of 219 in the third round KFC Cup match at Police Sports Club on Thursday.

Samuels put together a 105-run partnership for the fourth wicket with Tamar Lambert, the vice-captain, but when Lambert fell to Mahendra Nagamootoo (2 for 54) with the score on 178, a middle-order collapse ensued and Jamaica lost four wickets for 20 runs.

Earlier, Ramnaresh Sarwan, following on from his two centuries in his two previous innings, hit 63 from 59 balls with six fours. The Man-of-the-Match Nagamootoo hit a rapid 31 from 17 balls with one four and three sixes and shared a crucial, ninth wicket stand of 37 with Neil McGarrell (14) to help Guyana post 219. Jamaica are still in with a remote chance of qualifying for semi-finals but will need the results in the other fixtures to go in their favour.