Jaguars topple Hurricanes despite Cornwall’s blistering ton

 Keemo Paul

Keemo Paul (5-76) and skipper Leon Johnson (99) produced herculean efforts to see Guyana Jaguars scampering to a thrilling 16-run win over the Leeward Islands Hurricanes despite a blistering 100 from Rahkeem Cornwall in their third match of Cricket West Indies (CWI) Regional Super50 tournament at the Coolidge Cricket Ground, Antigua Sunday night.

Winning the toss and electing to bat first, the Guyana Jaguars found themselves in unfamiliar territory with veteran batsman 42-year-old Shivnarine Chanderpaul bowled by Justin Athanaze for just six.

But Chandrapaul Hemraj and Shimron Hetmyer, fresh off a century in the last match, added 50 for the second wicket before a mix up in the middle saw Hemraj run out for 20.

Hetmyer continued his