# Pakistan at the 1998 Commonwealth Games

Pakistan competed at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, between 11 and 21 September 1998.

## Medallists

| Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
| Silver | Ali Asghar | Boxing | Lightweight |

## Athletics
### Track and road events

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Quarterfinal | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Mohson Munir | 400 m | 49.46 | 7 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Muhammad Yar | 110 m hurdles | 15.50 | 6 | — | — | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Muhammad Amin | 400 m hurdles | 52.01 | 5 | — | — | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Field events

| Athlete | Event | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Distance | Rank |
| Ghufrain Hussain | Shot put | 16.34 | 13 |

## Badminton

* Wajid Ali
* Ali Yar Beg

## Cricket

Pakistan named the below squad for the tournament.

### Roster

* Arshad Khan (c)
* Kashif Ahmed
* Basit Ali
* Asif Mahmood
* Shoaib Akhtar
* Saleem Elahi
* Suleman Huda
* Mohammad Hussain
* Mohammad Javed
* Taimur Khan
* Shahid Nazir
* Javed Qadeer (wk)
* Akhtar Sarfraz
* Azhar Shafiq
* Wajahatullah Wasti
Basit Ali withdrew from the Pakistani squad after his brother suffered a heart attack. Wajahatullah Wasti was named as his replacement.

### Summary

| Team | Event | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Semifinal | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Team | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Pakistan men | Men's tournament | Scotland No result | Kenya W by 129 runs | New Zealand L by 81 runs | 2 | did not advance | did not advance | 7 |

### Group stage

Group D :
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR |
| 1 | New Zealand | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1.799 |
| 2 | Pakistan | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0.480 |
| 3 | Kenya | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | −0.697 |
| 4 | Scotland | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −2.401 |
* 9 September 1998 10:00 Scorecard
| Pakistan 201/5 (50 overs) | v | Scotland 31/3 (17.2 overs) |
| Akhtar Sarfraz 66 (61) Mike Allingham 2/46 (10 overs) | | Stephen Crawley 12 (52) Shoaib Akhtar 2/7 (5 overs) |
* No result Victoria Institution, Kuala Lumpur Umpires: Nizam Baksh (Can) and Russell Tiffin (Zim)
* Scotland won the toss and elected to field.
* No further play was possible due to rain after 17.2 overs into Scotland's innings.
* Points: Pakistan 1, Scotland 1.
* 12 September 1998 10:00 Scorecard
| Pakistan 189/8 (50 overs) | v | Kenya 60 (25.3 overs) |
| Wajahatullah Wasti 32 Thomas Odoyo 4/39 (10 overs) | | Hitesh Modi 18 Arshad Khan 4/14 (8 overs) |
* Pakistan won by 129 runs Rubber Research Institute Ground, Shah Alam Umpires: K. T. Francis (SL) and Nizam Baksh (Can)
* Kenya won the toss and elected to field.
* Edward Mboya (Ken) made his List A debut.
* Points: Pakistan 2, Kenya 0.
* Kenya were eliminated as a result of this match.
* 15 September 1998 10:00 Scorecard
| New Zealand 215/8 (50 overs) | v | Pakistan 134 (42.5 overs) |
| Stephen Fleming 66 (99) Shoaib Akhtar 4/47 (10 overs) | | Akhtar Sarfraz 34 (84) Daniel Vettori 3/33 (10 overs) |
* New Zealand won by 81 runs Tenaga National Sports Complex, Kuala Lumpur Umpires: David Orchard (SA) and Eddie Nicholls (Guy)
* Pakistan won the toss and elected to field.
* Points: New Zealand 2, Pakistan 0.
* New Zealand qualified for the semi-finals and Pakistan were eliminated as a result of this match.

## Squash

* Islam Khan Shams
* Khasif Shuja
* Mansoor Zaman
* Zarak Jahan Khan

## Weightlifting

* Kamran Majid