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Chris Gayle has been rested from the two Twenty20 internationals against New Zealand in Dominica, while Dwayne Bravo remains unavailable due to injury

Gayle rested for T20s against New Zealand

Hashim Amla, who will be leading South Africa for the first time in the two Tests in Sri Lanka, has said his initial focus is on performing as a batsman in the three ODIs that precede the Tests

Amla focussed on ODIs before Test captaincy

Neil Wagner has said that the New Zealand bowlers will back themselves to defend a lead of 250 in the Bridgetown Test against West Indies

Wagner confident of defending 250

A round-up of the Super 4s Twenty20 Tournament matches played on June 28

All-round Udarata ease to big win

Derbyshire's rocky season continues with the news that three players are leaving the club with immediate effect

Derbyshire suffer mid-season exodus

Netherlands and Nepal have been granted Twenty20 international status by the ICC board at the annual conference in Melbourne

Nepal, Netherlands get T20 international status

Kraigg Brathwaite has said that his match-winning century in Trinidad had instilled him with self-belief, and that it was the catalyst for his current vein of good form

'Trinidad hundred gave me confidence' - Brathwaite

WICB's David Cameron and PCB's Najam Sethi have been elected to the ICC's executive committee, which will be chaired by Wally Edwards and includes N Srinivasan and Giles Clarke

WICB, PCB heads elected to ICC executive committee

Mark Pettini's perfectly paced half-century helped Essex to top spot in the NatWest T20 Blast South Division and inflicted Somerset's fifth defeat in eight matches.

Pettini takes Essex top

27-Jun-2014•Press Association

Derbyshire chase hurts Warwickshire

Derbyshire broke their NatWest T20 Blast duck in spectacular fashion when they chased down a target of 190 to beat Warwickshire by three wickets with six balls to spare under the floodlights at Derby

27-Jun-2014•Press Association

Two-in-two puts Sussex in the mix

Sussex's hopes of squeezing into the knockout stages of the NatWest T20 Blast improved after an easy six-wicket win over Middlesex at Hove

27-Jun-2014•Bruce Talbot at Hove

Triallist Rouse is instant hit

Triallist Adam Rose was an instant hit for Gloucestershire as they chased down their target against Kent from an unpromising position

27-Jun-2014•Press Association

WICB discusses Guyana cricket bill with government

The WICB has met with representatives of the Guyana government to discuss its concerns with the Guyana Cricket Administration Bill that was passed by the national assembly in May

Afghanistan will play four ODIs and two four-day games during a 28-day tour to Zimbabwe that starts in July

Afghanistan to play four ODIs in Zimbabwe

A round-up of the UltraTech Cement Super 4's T20 matches played on June 27

Kosala Kulasekara powers Troopers to big win

The Pakistan Cricket Board has said that its chairman, Najam Sethi, has been elected to the ICC's executive committee which was formed on Friday

Najam Sethi elected to ExCo, says PCB