South Africa have had plenty of close matches, but have always managed to seal a win. South Africa are also one of the favourites and even their wins vs lesser fancied opponents like the USA and Nepal have also been hard fought. Speaking ahead of the match, West Indies’ Shai Hope said, “Keep rallying. That’s our motto. We always talk about rallying around the West Indies. The fans need to do the same. We’re out there fighting for each and every one of us. We’re playing a home World Cup, something a lot of cricketers may not get the opportunity to do. We understand the importance of this and we know how much the fans really want us to win. So we’re fighting, we’re doing it for them.”