| South Africa at the 1998 Commonwealth Games | |
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| CGF code | RSA |
| CGA | South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee |
| Website | teamsa |
| in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 11 September 1998 – 21 September 1998 | |
| Medals Ranked 5th |
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| Commonwealth Games appearances (overview) | |
South Africa competed at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from 11 to 21 September 1998. It was South Africa's 8th appearance at the Commonwealth Games.
The following South African competitors won medals at the games. In the discipline sections below, the medalists' names are bolded.
South Africa named the below squad for the tournament. [1]
Lance Klusener withdrew from the South African squad after sustaining an ankle injury during the third Test of South Africa's tour of England in July. [2] Adam Bacher was also unavailable for the Games, suffering an injury to his shoulder. [3] They were replaced by Alan Dawson and Andrew Hudson, respectively. [4] [1]
| Team | Event | Group stage | Semifinal | Final / BM | ||||
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| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
| South Africa men | Men's tournament |  Northern Ireland W by 4 wickets (D/L) |  Bangladesh W by 5 wickets |  Barbados W by 4 wickets | 1 Q |  Sri Lanka W by 1 wicket |  Australia W by 4 wickets |  |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR |
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| 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 |
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