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South Africa, who are yet to win a World Cup, were outplayed by defending champions India, losing by 130 runs at the Melbourne Cricket Ground last Sunday.South Africa face a revitalised West Indies at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Friday in a match they need to win to breathe life back into their faltering World Cup campaign,While the South Africans mastered the West Indies 4-1 in a home series last month they confront a Caribbean team full of confidence after their 73-run win over Zimbabwe.Opener Chris Gayle bounced back to his destructive best with the highest ever individual World Cup score of 215 containing a record-equalling 16 sixes, while Marlon Samuels scored an unbeaten 133 in an all-time ODI record stand of 372.South Africa have won three of their five World Cup encounters with the West Indies, including the last two in Delhi and Grenada.Steyn has only taken two for 119 in his two matches so far at the tournament from a win over Zimbabwe and the crushing loss to India.Gayle was struggling at the start of the competition, making 36 in the defeat by Ireland and just four in the win over Pakistan.But he roared back to form with his sensational 215 off 147 balls against Zimbabwe in Canberra on Tuesday, the first-ever double century at a World Cup.
Steyn has only dismissed Gayle once in their one-day international clashes.Steyn will be without his new-ball partner Vernon Philander, who has been ruled out with a hamstring injury.Gayle says the West Indies will be looking to post their fourth total above 300 in Friday's game.So far the West Indies have registered totals of 304 against Ireland, 310 against Pakistan and 372 against Zimbabwe.
Match begins at 9:00 IST (3:30 GMT)
South Africa, who are yet to win a World Cup, were outplayed by defending champions India, losing by 130 runs at the Melbourne Cricket Ground last Sunday.South Africa face a revitalised West Indies at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Friday in a match they need to win to breathe life back into their faltering World Cup campaign,While the South Africans mastered the West Indies 4-1 in a home series last month they confront a Caribbean team full of confidence after their 73-run win over Zimbabwe.Opener Chris Gayle bounced back to his destructive best with the highest ever individual World Cup score of 215 containing a record-equalling 16 sixes, while Marlon Samuels scored an unbeaten 133 in an all-time ODI record stand of 372.South Africa have won three of their five World Cup encounters with the West Indies, including the last two in Delhi and Grenada.Steyn has only taken two for 119 in his two matches so far at the tournament from a win over Zimbabwe and the crushing loss to India.Gayle was struggling at the start of the competition, making 36 in the defeat by Ireland and just four in the win over Pakistan.But he roared back to form with his sensational 215 off 147 balls against Zimbabwe in Canberra on Tuesday, the first-ever double century at a World Cup.
Steyn has only dismissed Gayle once in their one-day international clashes.Steyn will be without his new-ball partner Vernon Philander, who has been ruled out with a hamstring injury.Gayle says the West Indies will be looking to post their fourth total above 300 in Friday's game.So far the West Indies have registered totals of 304 against Ireland, 310 against Pakistan and 372 against Zimbabwe.
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West Indies Squad:
Jason Holder (captain), Marlon Samuels, Sulieman Benn, Darren Bravo, Jonathan Carter, Sheldon Cottrell, Chris Gayle, Denesh Ramdin, Kemar Roach, Andre Russel, Darren Sammy, Lendl Simmons, Dwayne Smith, Jerome Taylor, Nikita Miller
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