Bangladesh have faced the Proteas four times in World Cups and the outcomes have always been one of two extremes.

Either The Tigers were completely rolled over by South Africa or they pulled off a memorable victory.

Now, the Daily Star takes a stroll down memory lane and revisits how the last four Bangladesh-South Africa matches in the World Cup panned out.

Disaster in Bloemfontein

The first time Bangladesh faced South Africa in a World Cup was in the 2003 edition and it ended in a disaster.

Sent to bat, the Tigers got bundled out for a meagre 108 in 35.1 overs. South African pacers were simply too good for Bangladesh, as they claimed nine out of the 10 wickets to fall. Makhaya Ntini was the chief destroyer, taking 4-24.

Only three Bangladesh batters got into double figures, with captain Khaled Mashud top-scoring with 29.

In reply, the hosts cruised to the target in just 12 overs.

Miracle in Guyana

Mohammad Rafique celebrates running out Ashwell Prince during Bangladesh's match against South Africa in the 2007 ICC World Cup. Photo: AFP

Bangladesh flipped the script completely in the following World Cup encounter between the sides, as they defeated a strong South Africa team by 67 runs in the Super 8 stage of the 2007 edition.

Mohammad Ashraful's masterful 87 off 83 balls and handy contributions of 35 and 25 from Aftab Ahmed and Mashrafe Bin Mortaza respectively lower down the order helped Bangladesh post a very competitive 251-8 against the Proteas at the Providence Stadium in Guyana.

Bangladesh's spin trio of Abdur Razzak, Shakib Al Hasan and Mohammad Rafique then shared six wickets between themselves to help bundle out South Africa for 184.

Humiliation in Mirpur

Bangladesh's last match in the 2011 edition of the World Cup was against South Africa at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur, where the Tigers once again broke the hearts of the passionate home crowd.

Rubel Hossain claimed three wickets and skipper Shakib Al Hasan took two, still, South Africa posted a challenging 284-8, thanks to half-centuries from Jacques Kallis, Hashim Amla and Faf du Plessis.

Bangladesh's hopes of chasing the total got crushed very early after the first five names in the batting order got dismissed for single-digit scores.

Eventually, Shakib remained the only batter to get into double figures, scoring 30, as Bangladesh got rolled over for just 78 and lost the match by 206 runs.

Triumph in London

In the last edition of the World Cup, Bangladesh faced South Africa in their very first match and this time, the Tigers triumphed.

A 78 from Mushfiqur Rahim and 75 from Shakib, followed by a brisk 33-ball 46 from Mahmudullah down the order helped Bangladesh post 330-6, their highest first innings score in a World Cup.

South Africa skipper Faf du Plessis hit 62 and three more batters got into 40s, however, Bangladesh kept taking wickets in regular succession and managed to restrict them to 309-8 to start their campaign with a 21-run victory.