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| Cricketers play on Kilimanjaro to set new world record | Cricketers play on Kilimanjaro to set new world record |
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| A group of international cricketers has set a new world record for the highest-ever match by playing at the top of Kilimanjaro, Africa's highest mountain, in Tanzania. | |
| The teams included former South Africa fast bowler Makhaya Ntini and ex-Engand spinner Ashley Giles. | |
| The game was played at a height of 5,730m (18,799 ft) in a flat crater just below the summit. | The game was played at a height of 5,730m (18,799 ft) in a flat crater just below the summit. |
| They played 10 overs each of a Twenty20 game before clouds stopped play. | They played 10 overs each of a Twenty20 game before clouds stopped play. |
| "This is absolutely incredible! We are playing cricket on the summit of Africa!" Giles tweeted on Friday morning. | "This is absolutely incredible! We are playing cricket on the summit of Africa!" Giles tweeted on Friday morning. |
| The current record for the world's highest game is 5,165m, played in the Himalayas at Everest base camp in Nepal in 2009. | The current record for the world's highest game is 5,165m, played in the Himalayas at Everest base camp in Nepal in 2009. |
| The "Gorillas" team, led by England women's vice-captain Heather Knight, scored 82-5 to beat Giles' "Rhinos" team, who managed 64-9, the AFP news agency reports. |