Cricket World cup records:South Africa vs West Indies cricket Teams

* The two teams have played three matches against each other. In two matches, West Indies cricket team won while one was won by South African cricket team
* Except for the match in which South Africa bull dozed West Indies batting line up, all other matches have seen fierce battle between the two countries.
* An important quarter-final in 1996 Cricket World Cup and an opening match of 2003 ICC Cricket World Cup has been played between them.
* West Indian Cricket Legend Brian Lara has scored two centuries in the last two matches played against South Africa in the world cups.
* In a world cup match between the two teams in the 2003 ICC Cricket World Cup, South Africa was fined 1 over for slow over rate which caused them to lose the match by 3 runs.
* Brian Lara, Jonty Rhodes and Allan Donald, all three legends have the part of these three matches.
* The best bowling performance was shown by South African fast bowler Meyrick Pringle when he took 4 wickets by giving 4 runs in 8 overs with 4 maidens in the 1992 Cricket World Cup match.
* South Africa was suspended from international cricket till 1991, so they did not take part in world cups from 1975 to 1983. The teams did not played against each other in the 1999 and 2007 Cricket World cup.