The West Indies cricket team toured South Africa during the 1998–99 season and played a five-match Test series and a seven-match One Day International series against the South Africa national cricket team, as well as nine tour matches.

[3] Jacques Kallis of South Africa emerged as the top run-scorer in the Test series with 485 runs, with an average of 69.28.

[5] Jimmy Adams was injured before the start of the Test series and was replaced by Floyd Reifer.

[16][17] Dinanath Ramnarine was injured before the start of the Test series and was replaced by Rawl Lewis.

[18] The bowling attack was reinforced during the Test series by the addition of Ottis Gibson and Reon King.