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
The following South African competitors won medals at the games. In the discipline sections below, the medalists' names are bolded.
Cricket
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
- ^ 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.