Bangladesh at the 1998 Commonwealth Games

Bangladesh at the 1998 Commonwealth Games
Flag of Bangladesh
CGF code	BAN
CGA	Bangladesh Olympic Association
Website	nocban.org
in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 11 September 1998 (1998-09-11) – 21 September 1998 (1998-09-21)
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
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Bangladesh competed at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from 11 to 21 September 1998. It was Bangladesh's 4th appearance at the Commonwealth Games.

Cricket

Main article: Cricket at the 1998 Commonwealth Games

Bangladesh named the below squad for the tournament. ^[1]

Roster

• Akram Khan (c)
• Faruque Ahmed
• Hasibul Hossain
• Shahriar Hossain
• Aminul Islam
• Azam Iqbal
• Morshed Ali Khan
• Khaled Mahmud
• Khaled Mashud (wk)
• Mohammad Rafique
• Mushfiqur Rahman
• Naimur Rahman
• Shafiuddin Ahmed

Summary

Team	Event	Group stage				Semifinal	Final / BM
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Bangladesh men	Men's tournament	Barbados L by 4 wickets (D/L)	South Africa L by 5 wickets	Northern Ireland L by 114 runs	4	did not advance		14

Group stage

Group C

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	T	NR	Pts	NRR
1	South Africa	3	3	0	0	0	6	1.143
2	Barbados	3	2	1	0	0	4	1.330
3	Northern Ireland	3	1	2	0	0	2	−0.643
4	Bangladesh	3	0	3	0	0	0	−1.547

Source: ESPNcricinfo

10 September 1998 10:00 Scorecard

Bangladesh   144/7 (47 overs)	v	Barbados 160/6 (41.3 overs)
Shahriar Hossain 70* (123) Henderson Bryan 3/32 (10 overs)		Adrian Griffith 31 Naimur Rahman 2/30 (9 overs)

Barbados won by 4 wickets (D/L method) Royal Selangor Club, Kuala Lumpur Umpires: Russell Tiffin (Zim) and Saleem Badar (Pak)

• Barbados won the toss and elected to field.
• The match was reduced to 47 overs per side due to rain, Barbados target was 160 runs. ^[2]
• Points: Barbados 2, Bangladesh 0.

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13 September 1998 10:00 Scorecard

Bangladesh   79 (38.4 overs)	v	South Africa 80/5 (24.3 overs)
Faruque Ahmed 20 (48) Jacques Kallis 3/13 (7 overs)		Herschelle Gibbs 26* (51) Mohammad Rafique 2/16 (7.3 overs)

South Africa won by 5 wickets Perbadanan Kemajuan Negeri Selangor Sports Complex, Petaling Jaya Umpires: Eddie Nicholls (Guy) and Subhash Modi (Ken)

• South Africa won the toss and elected to field.
• Points: South Africa 2, Bangladesh 0. ^[3]
• Bangladesh were eliminated as a result of this match.

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15 September 1998 10:00 Scorecard

Northern Ireland   177 (49.5 overs)	v	Bangladesh 63 (21 overs)
Kyle McCallan 53* Morshed Ali Khan 2/19 (7 overs)		Khaled Mahmud 27 Gordon Cooke 5/35 (10 overs)

Northern Ireland won by 114 runs Royal Selangor Club, Kuala Lumpur Umpires: Nizam Baksh (Can) and Saleem Badar (Pak)

• Bangladesh won the toss and elected to field.
• Neil Anderson (NI) played his only List A match. ^[4]
• Dekker Curry (NI) played his final List A match. ^[4]
• Gordon Cooke (NI) took his only List A five-wicket haul. ^{[4] [5]}
• Points: Northern Ireland 2, Bangladesh 0.

References

1. "Bangladesh Squad". ESPNcricinfo . 16 June 1998. Archived from the original on 7 June 2023. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
2. "Bangladesh v Barbados - Commonwealth Games 1998/99 (Group C)". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 27 March 2016. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
3. "Bangladesh v South Africa - Commonwealth Games 1998/99 (Group C)". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 26 March 2016. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
4. "Bangladesh v Northern Ireland - Commonwealth Games 1998/99 (Group C)". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 26 March 2016. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
5. "Player profile of Gordon Cooke". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 15 July 2023. Retrieved 9 January 2025.

External links

• Official website