South Africa VS West Indies

NEW DELHI: Sequence South Africa will have a distinct advantage over the unpredictable West Indies in the group B match Thursday at the Feroz Shah Kotla stadium.

One of the best teams never won the World Cup, South Africa's aspirations can be measured by the fact that they collected three of the front counters of various types for the World Cup in a region where most thrive tweakers.

At the same time, they have a dangerous pace of modern cricket a couple of Dale Steyn and Morne Morkel, who thrives on pace, while others prefer failure to torment batsmen.

"There is always room for genuine pace. I do not think anyone likes the faces of people who bowl at 155 kph. If someone tells you they like it, they lie to you," skipper Graeme Smith.

They have a formidable structure with Jacques Kallis and Hashim Amla as the pillars of batting.

In contrast, double champions West Indies, the lack of depth or diversity of their opponents, but Chris Gayle, they have a player who can turn the game upside down on his day.

Ramnaresh Sarwan in and Shivnarine Chanderpaul, they have two experienced batsmen who can bail the team out of a rut, but the West Indies will have to come up with something special to stop the South Africans.