The match has been reduced to 36 overs a side after the massive rain interruption. The mandatory powerplay will be of seven overs while the batting and bowling powerplays were shortened to 4 overs each.
Only one bowler allowed to bowl eight overs. Others can bowl a maximum of seven.
Whichever team comes out on top in this match will join already qualified India as one of the two semifinalists out of Group B.
Despite having had several fine limited overs sides since re-admission, the Proteas haven't lifted a major one-day trophy since winning the 1998 edition of this tournament.
Especially at World Cups, they've found some remarkable ways to bow out, be it a dramatic 1999 tie with Australia at Edgbaston when they had the match all but won or failing to read correctly the Duckworth/Lewis sheet for rain-affected fixtures on home soil four years later.
The West Indies have not beaten South Africa in a one-day international since 2006.
South Africa lost their opening game to India before getting the better of Pakistan, results which are similar to what the West Indies have managed so far in the tournament.
Teams (from):
South Africa: AB de Villiers (Capt.), Hashim Amla, Farhaan Behardien, Jean-Paul Duminy, Faf du Plessis, Colin Ingram, Rory Kleinveldt, Ryan McLaren, David Miller, Morne Morkel, Alviro Petersen, Robin Peterson, Aaron Phangiso, Dale Steyn, Lonwabo Tsotsobe.
West Indies: Dwayne Bravo (Capt.), Denesh Ramdin, Tino Best, Darren Bravo, Johnson Charles, Chris Gayle, Jason Holder, Sunil Narine, Kieron Pollard, Ravi Rampaul, Kemar Roach, Darren Sammy, Marlon Samuels, Ramnaresh Sarwan, Devon Smith.
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