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Gayle edged Morris's short of length delivery to Faf du Plessis, leaving West Indies at 75/2 in 12 overs.
After South Africa posted 230/6, West Indies lost opener Johnson Charles at the score of 35 in the seventh over.
Charles top edged Steyn only to be caught by keeper AB de Villiers after his knock of 16.
Opener Colin Ingram struck a fluent half-century while David Miller played a cameo of 38 as South Africa posted a formidable total.
South Africa's fifth-wicket pair of Miller and Faf du Plessis (32-ball 35) put on display some sensational strokeplay at the business end of the innings and added 68 runs in just 48 deliveries to put their side in the driver's seat.
From 153 for four in the 23rd over, both took their side to 221 for five as the last five overs yielded 52 runs for the Proteas.
Miller's unbeaten knock of 38 was laced with three huge sixes and a four while Plessis decorated his useful innings with three fours and a six.
Earlier, Ingram hit 63-ball 73 laced with six fours and two sixes while skipper AB de Villiers hit a 25-ball 37 after South Africa were invited to bat first under overcast conditions at Sophia Gardens.
The match started three hours and 15 minutes late than the scheduled toss due to inclement weather, reducing it to a 31-over-a-side encounter. The match was reduced by 19 overs each way, with the Powerplay adjusted to nine overs a side, with six mandatory overs upfront, and three for the batting Powerplay.
South Africa made a confident start in their bid to book a semifinal berth as the opening duo of Ingram and Hashim Amla (23) added 80 runs for the first wicket in 12.1 overs.
Ingram was the more aggressive of the two as he mixed caution with aggression to pace his innings while Amla was content to play the second fiddle at the other end.
Ingram brought up his fifty in the 12th over with a powerful pull shot played over mid-wicket off Darren Sammy.
With the pair of Ingram and Amla looking threatening, West skipper Dwayne Bravo introduced off-spinner Marlon Samuels into the attack and the move paid immediate dividends.
Samuels got the prized-wicket of Amla, who went for an expensive drive but was caught on rebound by Chris Gayle at extra-cover.
West Indies tried to pull things back with two quick strikes as Ingram and J P Duminy (2) departed in quick succession.
Ingram hit a couple more fours before being caught by Darren Bravo off Kieron Pollard at deep midwicket as he committed himself too early into the shot. Duminy, while trying to go for a pull, ended up gloving the delivery to wicketkeeper to Johnson Charles off Bravo.
De Villiers departed after taking his side past 150-run mark when Bravo pulled off a stunner at midwicket off Ravi Rampaul with both feet in the air and body slanted.
Miller and Plessis then combined well and punished the West Indian bowlers with their powerful strikes.
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