ST JOHN’S, Antigua, (CMC) – The Trinidad and Tobago Red Force needed just three days to defeat the Windward Islands Volcanoes on the back of another spectacular bowling performance by left-arm spinner Khary Pierre.

Pierre took eight wickets in the second innings and the Volcanoes were bowled out cheaply for the second time in the match as the Red Force won by an innings and 176 runs.
At the Arnos Vale Playing Field: Led by a career best 8-27 by Khary Pierre, the Red Force strolled to a dominant win over the Volcanoes, who produced yet another disappointing performance with the bat.

Trailing the Red Force by 290 runs in their first innings, the Volcanoes were routed for 114 in their second innings, with Pierre stunningly grabbing the last eight wickets to fall in the match.
Fast bowler Jayden Seales snared the first two wickets by dismissing Stephan Pascal and Kavem Hodge, to put the home side under pressure at 35 for two.

Khary Pierre ended with the impressive match figures of 12-44
Pierre then trapped Keron Cottoy lbw, before ending the resistance of opener Jeremy Solozano for the topscore of 36.
When he dismissed both Sunil Ambris and Gian Benjamin via the lbw route, the Volcanoes were in dire straits at 82 for six.

Pierre wasted little time in wrapping up the innings and the match by accounting for the wickets of Lee John, Shadrack Descarte, Darel Cyrus and Darius Martin in quick succession.
He ended with career-best match figures of 12-44 to follow up his nine-wicket match haul in their opening round victory over the Combined Campuses and Colleges.
Seales ended with 2-16.

Earlier, after resuming the day on 429 for seven, the Red Force carried their total to 456.
Yannic Cariah, who was on 84 at the start of the day, agonisngly fell five runs short of a century.

Cyrus was the Volcanoes’ best bowler with 4-109, while Descarte and Gilon Tyson took two wickets apiece.