KIMBERLEY - Having been beaten by Australia in the opening game, and to add insult to injury, being considered ‘a topsy turvy team, which is quite beatable on its off-day’ by Namibian coach Douglas Brown, Pakistan enter the De Beers Oval Sunday to put some points on the table and improve their net run rate.

In a press conference here, skipper Waqar Younis acknowledged that motivating the boys against the minnows was important. “This is a World Cup game; so there is no question of any complacency”.

To another question, he said that he would not ask his fast bowlers to relent simply because of the inexperience of the Namibians.

HARARE (Reuters) - Opener Craig Wishart has hit a commanding 172 not out to set up Zimbabwe’s 86-run victory over Namibia in a rain-curtailed World Cup Group A match.

Although the match started on time after months of controversy about the six World Cup games scheduled to take place in strife-torn Zimbabwe, rain halted play for the second time at 2:10 p.m. British time and, with no chance of a resumption, the game was abandoned.

Facing a revised victory target of 325 in 46 overs, Namibia slipped from a flying start to 104 for five when rain intervened after 25.1 overs, well behind on the Duckworth/Lewis scoring method for interrupted matches.

Two top Zimbabwe cricketers waded into the row over hosting World Cup matches on Monday with an unprecedented attack on Zimbabwe’s leaders minutes before opening their campaign in Harare.

Leading Zimbabwe batsman Andy Flower and black team mate Henry Olonga issued a hard-hitting statement criticising Zimbabwe’s record on human rights and democracy.

Flower, arguably Zimbabwe’s greatest player ever and among the top batsmen in the world, strode on to the field wearing a black arm band and Olonga said he would do the same.

“In doing so we are mourning the death of democracy in our beloved Zimbabwe,” the pair said in a statement.

Opening batsman Craig Wishart hit a record 172 not out in his first World Cup match as Zimbabwe beat Namibia on Duckworth/Lewis method.

Zimbabwe totalled 340 for two against the inexperienced Namibian bowlers at Harare Sports Club.

Rain interrupted the Namibian innings at 104 for five after 25.1 overs, just enough for Zimbabwe to be declared winners by 86 runs.

Namibia put Zimbabwe in to bat on winning the toss, and Wishart dominated the Zimbabwe innings from beginning to end.

He announced his intentions by driving Louis Burger three times to the cover boundary in the second over of the match.