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Members of the Maasai Cricket Warriors sing and jump to their traditional rhythm after their T20 cricket match against the Ambassadors of Cricket from India in the Ol Pejeta conservancy in Laikipia national park. The Maasai Cricket Warriors are role models in their communities where they actively campaign against retrogressive and harmful cultural practices, such as female genital mutilation and early childhood marriages, while fighting to eradicate discrimination against women in Maasailand. Through cricket, they hope to promote healthier lifestyles and to also spread awareness about HIV/AIDS amongst youth. REUTERS
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The Maasai Warriors cricket team pose after their Twenty twenty match against an international cricket team, The Ambassadors in Ol Pejeta conservency, Laikipia national park. AFP PHOTO/Carl de Souza
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Daniel Ole Mamai of the Maasai Cricket Warriors bowls against the Ambassadors of Cricket from India plays in a T20 cricket match in Ol Pejeta conservency in Laikipia national park. REUTERS
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Sonyanga Olengais, captain of the Maasai Cricket Warriors, plays a shot against the Ambassadors of Cricket from India in a T20 cricket match in Ol Pejeta conservency in Laikipia national park. Agencies
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Sonyanga Olengais (L), captain of the Maasai Cricket Warriors talks to his teammate Mamai Simon Papai during their T20 cricket match against the Ambassadors of Cricket from India in Ol Pejeta conservency in Laikipia national park. REUTERS
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A Maasai batsman scores runs as the Maasai Warriors cricket team play a Twenty twenty match against international cricket team the Abassadors, in Ol Pejeta conservency in Laikipia national park. AFP PHOTO
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Daniel Ole Mamai (L) of the Maasai Cricket Warriors falls as he plays against Sanjay Joshi of the Ambassadors of Cricket from India in a Twenty20 cricket match in Ol Pejeta conservancy, in Laikipia national park. REUTERS
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A Kenya Wildlife Services (KWS) ranger adjusts the scoreboard during a Twenty twenty match between the Maasai Warriors cricket team and international cricket team the Abassadors, in Ol Pejeta conservency in Laikipia national park. The Maasai Cricket Warriors is a cricket team made up of players from the Maasai tribe; the team play exhibition matches to highlight issues in rural communities including Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), AIDS awareness and poaching. The team are hoping to raise funds through sponsorship to play in the "Last Man Standing" tournament at Lords Cricket grounds in the UK. AFP PHOTO
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