The Guyana Jaguars failed to make inroads into the Leeward Islands Hurricanes batting, after Test left-hander, Vishaul Singh missed out on a hundred at the Guyana National Stadium in Providence on Friday.

Opener Montcin Hodge, not out on 21, and left-hander Amir Jangoo, not out on 22, batted through a little more than an hour to keep the Jaguars attack at bay as the Leewards were 73 for 2 at stumps.

Left-arm spinner Veerasammy Permaul, the season’s leading bowler, made the breakthrough for the hosts when he bowled Test batsman Kieran Powell for 13 and off-spinner Kevin Sinclair trapped Ross Powell for six.

Hurricanes were 40 for two, but Hodge and Jangoo, the visitors’ draft choice from T&T, shared 33 – unbroken for the third wicket to deny the Jaguars from making further inroads into the batting.

Earlier, Singh fell for exactly 90 – the second time this season he has been dismissed with a hundred within reach – after the Jaguars resumed from their overnight 115 for four.

Fellow left-hander Raymon Reifer supported with 43 and put on 93 for the fifth wicket with Singh; Permaul was not out on 24 and Anthony Bramble added 23 to extend the Jaguars first innings.

Jeremiah Louis cleaned up all three and Sinclair to end with 4-49 from 24 overs and fellow pacer Kian Pemberton grabbed 2-54 from 18.5 overs to bring the innings to a close at 259.