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| Malawi at the 2010 Commonwealth Games | |
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| CGF code | MAW |
| CGA | Malawi Olympic Committee |
| Website | moc |
| in Dehli, India 3 October 2010 – 14 October 2010 | |
| Flag bearer | Mary Maya [1] |
| Medals |
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| Commonwealth Games appearances (overview) | |
| Other related appearances | |
 Rhodesia and Nyasaland (1962) | |
Malawi competed in the 2010 Commonwealth Games held in Delhi, India, from 3 to 14 October 2010. [2]
Malawi Women's Netball squad comprised:
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | G% | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Australia | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 385 | 172 | 223.8 | 10 |
| 2 |  Jamaica | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 362 | 217 | 166.8 | 8 |
| 3 |  Malawi | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 293 | 262 | 111.8 | 6 |
| 4 |  Trinidad and Tobago | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 249 | 275 | 90.5 | 4 |
| 5 |  Samoa | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 246 | 291 | 84.5 | 2 |
| 6 |  India | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 123 | 441 | 27.9 | 0 |
| Tuesday 5 October 11:30 (IST) | Report | Jamaica | 71 – 48 | Malawi | Thyagaraj Sports Complex Umpires: Annie Kloppers, Joel Young Strong Reserve umpire: Rachael Ayre | |
R. Aiken  10/11 (91%)Forbes 9/10 (90%)Fowler 47/53 (89%)Griffiths 4/5 (80%) | Kumwenda 31/38 (82%) Waya 17/23 (74%) |
| Wednesday 6 October 11:30 (IST) | Report | Malawi | 82 – 26 | India | Thyagaraj Sports Complex Umpires: Gary Burgess, Bobbi Brown Reserve umpire: Dalton Hinds | |
| Kumwenda 47/53 (89%) Magombo 12/15 (80%)Simtowe 6/7 (86%)Waya 17/21 (81%) | Bajaj 4/4 (100%) H. Kaur 5/9 (56%)K. Kaur 17/19 (89%) |
| Friday 8 October 15:00 (IST) | Report | Malawi | 35 – 74 | Australia | Thyagaraj Sports Complex Umpires: Annie Kloppers, Jonathan Bredin Reserve umpire: Dalton Hinds | |
| Kumwenda 21/26 (81%) Simtowe 4/5 (80%)Waya 10/18 (56%) | Cox 38/43 (88%) Pratley 36/39 (92%) |
| Saturday 9 October 11:30 (IST) | Report | Trinidad and Tobago | 50 – 61 | Malawi | Thyagaraj Sports Complex Umpires: Amanda Nottingham, Gary Burgess Reserve umpire: Annie Kloppers | |
| Barker 7/7 (100%) Cooper 17/19 (89%)Wilson 26/30 (87%) | Kumwenda 37/42 (88%) Waya 24/27 (89%) |
| Sunday 10 October 16:00 (IST) | Report | Malawi | 67 – 41 | Samoa | Thyagaraj Sports Complex Umpires: Gary Burgess, Sylvester Campbell Reserve umpire: Paula Ferguson | |
| Kumwenda 52/55 (95%) Simtowe 4/5 (80%)Waya 11/13 (85%) | Chang 4/6 (67%) Faasavalu 8/13 (62%)Fuimaono 17/19 (89%)Langi 12/14 (86%) |
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