Zimbabwe at the 1998 Commonwealth Games

Sporting event delegation

Zimbabwe at the
1998 Commonwealth Games

Flag of Zimbabwe

CGF code| ZIM
CGA| Zimbabwe Olympic Committee
Website| teamzim.org
in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
11 September 1998 (1998-09-11) – 21 September 1998 (1998-09-21)
Medals
Ranked 14th|

Gold

Silver

Bronze

Total

Commonwealth Games appearances (overview)

* 1934
* 1938
* 1950
* 1954
* 1958
* 1962–1978
* 1982
* 1986
* 1990
* 1994
* 1998
* 2002

Other related appearances
Rhodesia and Nyasaland (1962)

Zimbabwe competed at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from 11 to 21 September 1998. It was Zimbabwe's 9th and penultimate appearance at the Commonwealth Games.

## Medalists

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The following Zimbabwean competitors won medals at the games. In the discipline sections below, the medalists' names are bolded.[1]

| Medal  | Name  | Sport  | Event

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Gold | Evan Stewart | Diving | Men's 1 metre springboard
Gold | Roy Garden | Lawn bowls | Men's singles
Bronze | Ken Harnden | Athletics | Men's 400 metres hurdles
Bronze | Julia Sakara | Athletics | Women's 1500 metres
Bronze | Samukeliso Moyo | Athletics | Women's 5000 metres

## Cricket

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Main article: Cricket at the 1998 Commonwealth Games

Zimbabwe named the below squad for the tournament.[2]

Roster

* Alistair Campbell (c)
* Eddo Brandes
* Gary Brent
* Craig Evans
* Andy Flower (wk)
* Grant Flower
* Murray Goodwin
* Adam Huckle
* Pommie Mbangwa
* Mluleki Nkala
* Paul Strang
* Heath Streak
* Andy Whittall
* Craig Wishart

Summary
Team  | Event  | Group stage  | Semifinal  | Final / BM

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Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Rank  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Rank
Zimbabwe men | Men's tournament |  Jamaica
W by 6 wickets  |  Malaysia
W by 221 runs  |  Sri Lanka
L by 1 wicket  | 2  | did not advance  | 5

Group stage
Group A  Pos | Team

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| Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR

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1  |  Sri Lanka | 3  | 3  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 6  | 1.581
2  |  Zimbabwe | 3  | 2  | 1  | 0  | 0  | 4  | 1.887
3  |  Jamaica | 3  | 1  | 2  | 0  | 0  | 2  | −0.122
4  |  Malaysia | 3  | 0  | 3  | 0  | 0  | 0  | −3.736

Source: ESPNcricinfo

9 September 1998
10:00
Scorecard

Jamaica
142 (38.2 overs)

Zimbabwe
144/4 (36.4 overs)

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Tony Powell 41
Grant Flower 2/5 (4 overs)

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Craig Evans 55* (43)
Laurie Williams 2/42 (9.4 overs)

Zimbabwe won by 6 wickets
Royal Selangor Club, Kuala Lumpur
Umpires: Darrell Hair (Aus) and Rudi Koertzen (SA)

* Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to field.
* Andre Coley and O'Neil Richards (Jam) both made their List A debut.[3]
* Points: Zimbabwe 2, Jamaica 0.

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12 September 1998
10:00
Scorecard

Zimbabwe
309/9 (50 overs)

Malaysia
88 (35.5 overs)

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Andy Flower 70
Jeevandran Nair 3/53 (10 overs)

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David Thalalla 17*
Mluleki Nkala 3/6 (4 overs)

Zimbabwe won by 221 runs
Kelab Aman, Kuala Lumpur
Umpires: Javed Akhtar (Pak) and Syed Mahabubullah (Ban)

* Malaysia won the toss and elected to field.
* Andy Flower (Zim) scored his 4,000th List A run.[4]
* Santhara Vello and Jeevandran Nair (Mas) both played their final List A match.[4]
* Points: Zimbabwe 2, Malaysia 0.
* Malaysia were eliminated as a result of this match.

* * *

14 September 1998
10:00
Scorecard

Zimbabwe
265/7 (50 overs)

Sri Lanka
266/9 (47.2 overs)

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Alistair Campbell 82
Chandika Hathurusingha 1/34 (10 overs)

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Indika de Saram 75*
Pommie Mbangwa 3/49 (8.2 overs)

Sri Lanka won by 1 wicket
Tenaga National Sports Complex, Kuala Lumpur
Umpires: Rudi Koertzen (SA) and Steve Bucknor (WI)

* Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field.
* Points: Sri Lanka 2, Zimbabwe 0.
* Sri Lanka qualified for the semi-finals and Zimbabwe were eliminated as a result of this match.

## References

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1. ^ "Commonwealth Games Achievements 1980-2002". Zimbabwe Olympic Committee. Retrieved 11 January 2025.
2. ^ "Zimbabwe Squad". ESPNcricinfo. 16 June 1998. Archived from the original on 5 June 2023. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
3. ^ "Jamaica v Zimbabwe - Commonwealth Games 1998/99 (Group A)". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 27 March 2016. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
4. ^ a b "Malaysia v Zimbabwe - Commonwealth Games 1998/99 (Group A)". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 26 March 2016. Retrieved 9 January 2025.

## External links

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* Official website

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Associations at the 1998 Commonwealth Games

* Antigua and Barbuda
* Australia
* Bahamas
* Bangladesh
* Barbados
* Belize
* Bermuda
* Botswana
* British Virgin Islands
* Brunei Darussalam
* Cameroon
* Canada
* Cayman Islands
* Cook Islands
* Cyprus
* Dominica
* England
* Falkland Islands
* Fiji
* Gambia, The
* Ghana
* Gibraltar
* Grenada
* Guernsey
* Guyana
* India
* Isle of Man
* Jamaica
* Jersey
* Kenya
* Kiribati
* Lesotho
* Malawi
* Malaysia
* Maldives
* Malta
* Mauritius
* Montserrat
* Mozambique
* Namibia
* Nauru
* New Zealand
* Norfolk Island
* Northern Ireland
* Pakistan
* Papua New Guinea
* Saint Helena
* Saint Kitts and Nevis
* Saint Lucia
* Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
* Samoa
* Scotland
* Seychelles
* Sierra Leone
* Singapore
* Solomon Islands
* South Africa
* Sri Lanka
* Swaziland
* Tanzania, United Republic of
* Tonga
* Trinidad and Tobago
* Turks and Caicos Islands
* Tuvalu
* Uganda
* Vanuatu
* Wales
* Zambia
* Zimbabwe

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Zimbabwe at the Commonwealth Games

* 1934
* 1938
* 1950
* 1954
* 1958
* 1962–1978
* 1982
* 1986
* 1990
* 1994
* 1998
* 2002

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*[NRR]: Net run rate