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Sri Lanka at the 1998 Commonwealth Games

The 1998 Commonwealth Games were Sri Lanka's 11th appearance in the Commonwealth Games. Sri Lanka won two medals and were ranked 27th on the medal table.

Sri Lanka at the
1998 Commonwealth Games
CGF codeSRI
CGANational Olympic Committee of Sri Lanka
Websitesrilankaolympic.org
in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Medals
Ranked 27th
Gold
0
Silver
1
Bronze
1
Total
2
Commonwealth Games appearances (overview)

Medals

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                        Total
  Sri Lanka 0 1 1 2

Silver

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Bronze

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Cricket

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Main article: Cricket at the 1998 Commonwealth Games

South Africa named the below squad for the tournament.[1][2]

Roster
Summary
Team Event Group stage Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Sri Lanka men Men's tournament   Malaysia
W by 7 wickets 		  Jamaica
W by 67 runs 		  Zimbabwe
W by 1 wicket 		1 Q   South Africa
L by 1 wicket 		  New Zealand
L by 51 runs 		4
Group stage
Group A
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
Source: ESPNcricinfo


9 September 1998
10:00
Scorecard
Malaysia  
109 (47.4 overs)
v
  Sri Lanka
112/3 (19.4 overs)
Avishka Gunawardene 43
Ramesh Menon 2/30 (5.4 overs)
Sri Lanka won by 7 wickets
Kelab Aman, Kuala Lumpur
Umpires: Beattie Arlow (NI) and V. K. Ramaswamy (Ind)
12 September 1998
10:00
Scorecard
Sri Lanka  
211/5 (50 overs)
v
  Jamaica
144/8 (50 overs)
Avishka Gunawardene 107
Kirk Powell 1/28 (8 overs)
Jimmy Adams 34*
Russel Arnold 2/17 (10 overs)
  • Jamaica won the toss and elected to field.
  • Avishka Gunawardene (SL) scored his maiden List A century.[4]
  • Points: Sri Lanka 2, Jamaica 0.
  • Jamaica 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)
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.


Semi-final
16 September 1998
10:00
Scorecard
Sri Lanka  
130 (44 overs)
v
  South Africa
131/9 (47 overs)
Avishka Gunawardene 53 (87)
Nicky Boje 4/16 (9 overs)
Michael Rindel 25 (28)
Thilan Samaraweera 2/13 (10 overs)
  • South Africa won the toss and elected to field.
Bronze medal match
18 September 1998
10:00
Scorecard
New Zealand  
212/7 (50 overs)
v
  Sri Lanka
161 (44.4 overs)
Chris Harris 56* (71)
Russel Arnold 1/27 (10 overs)
Suresh Perera 45 (55)
Daniel Vettori 3/33 (10 overs)
New Zealand won by 51 runs
Tenaga National Sports Complex, Kuala Lumpur
Umpires: Rudi Koertzen (SA) and Saleem Badar (Pak)
  • Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field.


References

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  1. ^ "Sri Lanka Squad". ESPNcricinfo. 16 June 1998. Archived from the original on 19 December 2024. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
  2. ^ de Silva, A. C. (10 September 1998). "Lankan cricket team sans the stars". Daily News. Archived from the original on 11 July 2004. Retrieved 9 January 2025 – via ESPNcricinfo.
  3. ^ a b "Malaysia v Sri Lanka - Commonwealth Games 1998/99 (Group A)". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 16 November 2015. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
  4. ^ "Jamaica v Sri Lanka - Commonwealth Games 1998/99 (Group A)". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 16 April 2016. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
 

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