Trinidad and Tobago Red Force held the advantage over Barbados Pride at the end of the first day of their four day match at Kensington Oval on Wednesday.
At the close of play the Red Force were 182 for four wickets, a lead of 86 runs.
Openers Cephas Cooper (32) and Kamil Pooran (50) posted 104 for the first wicket before Cooper was bowled by Roach.
Amir Jangoo and Yannick Cariah are unbeaten on 37 and 19 respectively. Jason Holder dismissed two batsmen for 35 runs.
Earlier Barbados Pride was bowled out for 86 after the Red Force won the toss and elected to field. The Pride lost their first wicket with the score on seven when the captain and opening batsman Kraigg Brathwaite and opening batsman was bowled by medium pacer Anderson Phillip for five.
Three runs later the in-form batsman Jonathan Drakes was bowled by Jayden Seales for three. Opener Zachary McCaskie (11) and Roston Chase (11) added 25 runs for the fourth wicket until McCaskie was caught at second slip off seamer Joshua James to leave the Pride reeling at 35 for four wickets.
Barbados’ woes continued when Chase was dismissed with no addition to the score.The Pride’s batsmen wickets continue to fall like ripe mangoes in season; and they were bowled out for their lowest total of the season. Kemar Roach, batting at number nine, top-scored with 21, and Shai Hope was run-out for 16. Phillip captured four wickets for 36 runs, and Seales took two for 32.
