Opener Craig Wishart hit a commanding 172 not out to set up Zimbabwe's 86-run victory over Namibia in a rain-curtailed opening World Cup match in Harare today.
Rain halted play for the second time at 2.10 p.m. and, with no chance of a resumption, the match 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.
Former captain Danie Keulder was Namibia's top scorer, striking three fours in his 27 before he was brilliantly caught off a full-blooded cover drive by Dion Ebrahim.
The tournament minnows, playing in their first World Cup, won the toss but could do very little to stem the flow of runs as Zimbabwe piled up an imposing 340 for two in their 50 overs.
Wishart narrowly missed out on the highest individual World Cup score as Zimbabwe cashed in on a good batting pitch and an inexperienced Namibia attack.
His 172 was the highest total by a Zimbabwe batsman in one-day internationals.