BASSETERRE, St. Kitts (Reuters):

South African captain Graeme Smith said his team would make their Group A match against Scotland today a tribute to Bob Woolmer.

Pakistan coach Woolmer, formerly in charge of South Africa, died in Jamaica on Sunday.

"We were all pretty shocked when we found out," Smith told a news conference yesterday. "A lot of us knew Bob pretty well and there's a huge sadness among the guys.

"Tonight it's important that we get our minds focused on tomorrow and hopefully we can turn it into a pride performance for Bob.

"He played such a big role in South African cricket and we hope to be able to represent that well tomorrow."

Woolmer coached South Africa from 1994 to 1999. The team won 83 of the 117 one-day internationals and 10 of the 15 Test series they contested under his guidance.

The unexpected losses that have befallen fancied teams at the World Cup have given Smith pause for thought ahead of the game against Scotland.

Normally, the South Africans would expect to beat a team like Scotland without breaking sweat.

SHOCK WINS

But Saturday's shock wins by Bangladesh and Ireland over India and Pakistan, respectively, have made Smith think again.

Pakistan's loss, coming after defeat to West Indies in the opening match of the tournament, has condemned them to an early departure from the tournament.

"The upsets have kept every one of the top teams on their toes," Smith said. "It just shows that if you're not up for it, and if you don't perform to your levels, you can put yourself under pressure."

Smith said the South Africans were looking to build on their performance against the Netherlands on Friday when they won by a national record 221 runs.

"The way we performed against Holland is certainly the way we would like to perform tomorrow," he said. "It's important to lay the same platforms again to allow yourself to attack.

"Hopefully, we can do it again tomorrow and close that game off so we can move on to the game against Australia (on Saturday)."

Weekend's eye-openers

The weekend's upsets, Smith said, had sharpened his team's focus on the match against Australia.

"With major teams not going through, that probably puts more emphasis on your last group game and the importance of carrying those points through (to the Super Eights)," Smith said.

Scotland's Ryan Watson, who took over the reins when captain Craig Wright returned home following a death in his family, said his team had regrouped in the wake of the 203-run hiding they were handed by Australia on Wednesday.

"It's been five days since that match and we've had some time to reflect on it and work on a few things," Watson told reporters, adding that the Irish had inspired his men.

The seven-week World Cup culminates in the Barbados final on April 28.