Zimbabwe at the 1998 Commonwealth Games

Zimbabwe at the 1998 Commonwealth Games
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)
1934 1938 1950 1954 1958 1962–1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002
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.

Medalists

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

Medal Name Sport Event  Gold Evan Stewart Diving Men's 1 metre springboard  Gold Roy Garden Lawn bowls Men's singles  Bronze Ken Harnden Athletics Men's 400 metres hurdles  Bronze Julia Sakara Athletics Women's 1500 metres  Bronze Samukeliso Moyo Athletics Women's 5000 metres Cricket Main article: Cricket at the 1998 Commonwealth Games Zimbabwe named the below squad for the tournament.[2] Roster Alistair Campbell (c) Eddo Brandes Gary Brent Craig Evans Andy Flower (wk) Grant Flower Murray Goodwin Adam Huckle Pommie Mbangwa Mluleki Nkala Paul Strang Heath Streak Andy Whittall Craig Wishart Summary Team Event Group stage Semifinal Final / BM 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 Group stage Group A Pos Team v t e 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 Source: ESPNcricinfo 9 September 1998 10:00 Scorecard Jamaica  142 (38.2 overs) v  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  309/9 (50 overs) v  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  265/7 (50 overs) v  Sri Lanka 266/9 (47.2 overs) Alistair Campbell 82 Chandika Hathurusingha 1/34 (10 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 "Commonwealth Games Achievements 1980-2002". Zimbabwe Olympic Committee. Retrieved 11 January 2025. "Zimbabwe Squad". ESPNcricinfo. 16 June 1998. Archived from the original on 5 June 2023. Retrieved 9 January 2025. "Jamaica v Zimbabwe - Commonwealth Games 1998/99 (Group A)". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 27 March 2016. Retrieved 9 January 2025. "Malaysia v Zimbabwe - Commonwealth Games 1998/99 (Group A)". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 26 March 2016. Retrieved 9 January 2025. External links Official website