| Zimbabwe at the 1998 Commonwealth Games | |
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| CGF code | ZIM |
| CGA | Zimbabwe Olympic Committee |
| Website | teamzim |
| in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 11 September 1998 – 21 September 1998 | |
| Medals Ranked 14th |
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| Commonwealth Games appearances (overview) | |
| 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.
The following Zimbabwean competitors won medals at the games. In the discipline sections below, the medalists' names are bolded. [1]
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Zimbabwe named the below squad for the tournament. [2]
| 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 | |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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