West Indies' second innings disintegrated around the lunch interval, with the arrival of the second new ball, the visitors lost its last eight wickets for just 88 runs.
All-rounder de Grandhomme scored the second-fastest Test century by a New Zealander in a 148-run seventh wicket stand with Tom Blundell who became the third Kiwi wicketkeeper to make a half-century on his Test debut.
The New Zealand team will play only four Tests at home this summer — two against the West Indies over the next two weeks and two against England in March in a season otherwise heavy with one-day and T20 Internationals.
The PCB sources said the tour will now be planned next year when a window is available to both the teams even as the Pakistan Cricket Board has made no official comment on the fate of the tour.
Another reason cited by the PCB for the postponement of the bilateral T20 series is the commitment of major Caribbean players to the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL).
The 24-year-old has been called in the Windies squad as a replacement for Kyle Hope, the only change in the squad which defeated Zimbabwe 1-0 in the recently-concluded two-match Test series in Bulawayo.
Georgetown (Guyana): Batting legend Alvin Kallicharran wants to see more regional coaches involved in West Indies cricket, and believes this will be essential to any revival.The former captain Wednesday argued that West Indian coaches would
Hyderabad: In a bit of relief for West Indies cricket, Indian Premier League (IPL) chairman Ranjib Biswal said its players will be allowed to compete in the cash-rich league, putting to rest speculations of them
Melbourne: Cricket Australia (CA) has said it is 'deeply concerned' over the West Indies players' decision to abandon their Indian tour as the Australian cricketers are scheduled to tour the Caribbean in 2015.Wally Edwards, CA
Kingston: Team manager Richie Richardson believes regional players must make West Indies cricket their top priority.The former Windies captain and outstanding batsman said he supported players making the most of financial opportunities but said commitment
St. John's (Antigua), Sep 25: Fast bowling legend Curtly Ambrose says regional effort is needed if West Indies cricket is to recapture its glory days and return to the upper echelons of the world game.The
Kingston, Jamaica, June 18: Former captain Chris Gayle's future with West Indies cricket is in doubt after a clear-the-air meeting with the region's top cricket officials failed to defuse their dispute.The West Indies Cricket Board
Dismissing reports that quoted him placing club cricket above international appearances, all-rounder Dwayne Bravo on Thursday said he is fully committed to West Indies cricket. "I want to let all my fans and people back
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