Zimbabwe at the 1998 Commonwealth Games

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Zimbabwe at the
1998 Commonwealth Games
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg
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
2
Silver
0
Bronze
3
Total
5
Commonwealth Games appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
Flag of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland.svg  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.

Contents

Medalists

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

Cricket

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

Roster
Summary
TeamEventGroup stageSemifinalFinal / BM
Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		RankOpposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Rank
Zimbabwe men Men's tournament Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica
W by 6 wickets		Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia
W by 221 runs		Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka
L by 1 wicket		2did not advance5
Group stage
Group A
PosTeam
PldWLTNRPts NRR
1Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 3300061.581
2Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 3210041.887
3Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 312002−0.122
4Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia 303000−3.736
Source: ESPNcricinfo
9 September 1998
10:00
Scorecard
Jamaica  Flag of Jamaica.svg
142 (38.2 overs)
v
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe
144/4 (36.4 overs)
Tony Powell 41
Grant Flower 2/5 (4 overs)
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.
12 September 1998
10:00
Scorecard
Zimbabwe  Flag of Zimbabwe.svg
309/9 (50 overs)
v
Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia
88 (35.5 overs)
Andy Flower 70
Jeevandran Nair 3/53 (10 overs)
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  Flag of Zimbabwe.svg
265/7 (50 overs)
v
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka
266/9 (47.2 overs)
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

  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. 1 2 "Malaysia v Zimbabwe - Commonwealth Games 1998/99 (Group A)". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 26 March 2016. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
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