Pakistan's final group game to go ahead

Pakistan's World Cup Group D match against Zimbabwe will go ahead as scheduled later today.

Pakistan's World Cup Group D match against Zimbabwe will go ahead as scheduled later today.

There were suggestions the match was in doubt with the team still in shock following the sudden death of coach Bob Woolmer on Sunday, a situation which intensified when Jamaican police revealed they were treating the incident as "suspicious".

Confirmation the match - Pakistan's final game in the tournament after their shock defeat to Ireland on Saturday which resulted in them being knocked out - would go ahead followed a meeting between the team management and officials from the local police, the ICC and Cricket World Cup last night.

The Pakistan management indicated they were comfortable with the arrangements surrounding the team and that the match would take place, with both teams observing a minute's silence as a mark of respect for Woolmer.

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One of the top coaches in the world, Woolmer, 58, was found unconscious in his Kingston hotel room on Sunday less than 24 hours after the  Ireland defeat and pronounced dead in hospital later that day.

"Having met the pathologist, medical personnel and other investigators, there is now sufficient information to continue a full investigation into the circumstances surrounding the death of Mr Woolmer which we are now treating as suspicious," Mark Shields, deputy commissioner of the Jamaica police, told reporters.

"We have already informed the Woolmer family of this development and we are also in close contact with the Pakistan team management, Cricket World Cup and the ICC (International Cricket Council) to ensure that all the parties are kept informed of the ongoing investigation."

Shields told reporters that "we have no suspects".

Pakistan were considered one of the leading contenders to win a title they claimed in 1992 but the shock defeat to Ireland coupled with an opening-day defeat by hosts West Indies doomed them to an early exit.