South Africa at the 1998 Commonwealth Games
| 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.
Medalists
[edit]The following South African competitors won medals at the games. In the discipline sections below, the medalists' names are bolded.
Cricket
[edit]South Africa named the below squad for the tournament.[1]
- Roster
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]
- Summary
| 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 IrelandW by 4 wickets (D/L) |
 BangladeshW by 5 wickets |
 BarbadosW by 4 wickets |
1 Q |  Sri LankaW by 1 wicket |
 AustraliaW by 4 wickets |
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- Group stage
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR |
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| 1 |  South Africa
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1.143 |
| 2 | Barbados
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1.330 |
| 3 | Northern Ireland
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3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | −0.643 |
| 4 | Bangladesh
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3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1.547 |
Source: ESPNcricinfo
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- South Africa won the toss and elected to field.
- Rain halted play after 38.1 overs in the Northern Ireland innings. South Africa's target was 131 runs from 38 overs.[5]
- Neil Carson (NI) made his List A debut.[5]
- Paul McCrum (NI) played his final List A match.[5]
- Points: South Africa 2, Northern Ireland 0.
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- South Africa won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: South Africa 2, Bangladesh 0.[6]
- Bangladesh were eliminated as a result of this match.
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- Barbados won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: South Africa 2, Barbados 0.[7]
- South Africa qualified for the semi-finals and Barbados were eliminated as a result of this match.
- Semi-final
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- South Africa won the toss and elected to field.
- Gold medal match
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- South Africa won the toss and elected to field.
- The crowd of 7,532 was the largest recorded crowd for a cricket match in Malaysia.[8]
- This marked the first championship for South Africa at an ICC global event or a global multi-sport event. However, the matches did not have ODI status.
References
[edit]- ^ a b "South Africa Squad". ESPNcricinfo. 16 June 1998. Archived from the original on 7 June 2023. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
- ^ "Klusener ruled out of tour". The Tribune. AP. 21 July 1998. Archived from the original on 15 February 2016. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
- ^ Dubery, Bob (27 September 1998). "Cullinan to open for SA in Dhaka". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 7 July 2022. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
- ^ "Pollock to lead SA in Kuala Lumpur". rediff.com. 10 July 1998. Archived from the original on 7 January 2025. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
- ^ a b c "Northern Ireland v South Africa - Commonwealth Games 1998/99 (Group C)". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 26 March 2016. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
- ^ "Bangladesh v South Africa - Commonwealth Games 1998/99 (Group C)". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 26 March 2016. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
- ^ "Barbados v South Africa - Commonwealth Games 1998/99 (Group C)". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 27 March 2016. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
- ^ "Australia v South Africa - Commonwealth Games 1998/99 (Final)". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 27 March 2016. Retrieved 9 January 2025.