The rivalry
South Africa was not in the picture when the West Indies had its best days in world cricket. When Clive Lloyd’s team won in 1975 and 1979, South Africa was in exile. When South Africa came back to international cricket, West Indies wasn’t the force it had been a decade ago, though with Brian Lara leading the batting unit and Courtney Walsh and Curtly Ambrose very much in the mix, it was not a weak team by any yardstick.
Of late, of course, South Africa has had better results, a fact reflected in the ICC rankings – with South Africa No. 3 and West Indies No. 8 at the moment. But over five matches in six editions of the World Cup since South Africa’s return, the two teams have played out some memorable matches. And there have been some remarkable individual performances too.
Match 1: ICC Cricket World Cup 1992, Christchurch
The fifth edition of the World Cup marked South Africa’s debut in the tournament. Straight in, South Africa made a splash, beating everyone but New Zealand and England on its way to the semi-finals, where it lost a rain-affected game against England. One of the teams it beat in the round-robin stage was West Indies, a line-up of high-quality batters and bowlers.
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West Indies v South Africa - Greatest Cricket World Cup rivalries
