In 1997, the ground held ten matches in the ICC Trophy.[3] The following year it held its first List A match when Australia played Canada as part of the cricket competition at the 1998 Commonwealth Games. Six further List A matches were played there during the games, the last of which saw the final played between Australia and South Africa.[4] This match also saw the highest recorded attendance for a cricket match in Malaysia, with 7,532 witnessing a South African victory.[5]