Unbeaten West Indies have nothing to prove against South Africa, says coach Reifer

[p][b]"There's no point to prove ‌for us and we came here like any other team ‌to win the competition,"[/b] Reifer told reporters on Wednesday.[/p][p]"A lot of people ‌have us flying under the radar but we plan every ‌game to go in there with a positive mentality to win cricket games."[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/west-indies/jTD1lMfO/"]West Indies[/a] are chasing World Cup glory for the first time in a ‌decade, having last triumphed in 2016, and ⁠Reifer credits their success to ‌squad depth rather than star power.[/p][p][b]"We have quality batters and we're not like ​the other teams - depending on one or two batters. Everybody has stepped up every game and put in ​performances and we've been consistent in doing that,"[/b] he said.[/p][p]South African spinner Keshav Maharaj believes his side, finalists in the last edition, ⁠have finally developed the ​character to overcome the shortcomings that have historically derailed their World Cup campaigns.[/p][p][b]"In previous World Cups, we never crossed over those small moments... If the character is strong in winning those small moments, it ‌propels us to go further on in this tournament,"[/b] Maharaj said.[/p][embed guid="e5351878-3d9f-46af-8a75-60d84c04ddc3" url="https://x.com/thecricketgully/status/2026672202393989245" social-type="twitter" /][p]Despite the energy buzzing through the camp after Sunday's 76-run victory over [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/india/fcOzl2uI/"]India[/a], Maharaj warned against complacency against a West Indies side fresh off a mammoth 107-run win over [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/zimbabwe/pCUnmKBm/"]Zimbabwe[/a].[/p][p][b]"We're not getting carried away at that. We still know that there's a lot of cricket to be played in this tournament,"[/b] the 36-year-old said.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/south-africa/tUhlKzIm/"]South Africa[/a] will be [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/cricket/south-africa-tUhlKzIm/west-indies-jTD1lMfO/?mid=QqQOFWTj"]playing their fifth match of the tournament[/a] in ‌Ahmedabad but Maharaj said that would not give them any advantage ​and stressed the need for clear execution and adaptation.[/p][p][b]"West Indies ‌have a way of turning up in these events and we know the danger they possess from an explosive point of view,"[/b] he added.[/p][p]Regardless of Thursday's outcome, the group featuring defending champions India, West Indies, Zimbabwe and South Africa will ⁠remain wide open, with all ⁠four teams having an equal ‌chance of reaching the semi-finals.[/p]