Fantasy analysis
India defend 223 to beat West Indies by 14; Springer leads fantasy
India won by 14 runs after posting 223/10 and keeping West Indies to 209/7. Shamar Springer was the fantasy standout with 111 points built on 35*, 4-0-50-2 and sharp fielding.
Top fantasy performers
The captain call
Best captain was Shamar Springer with 222 after the multiplier, and the best vice-captain was Arshdeep Singh with 144.
Tough day
Best XI of the match
Shamar SpringerCWest Indies
BOWL
111
Arshdeep SinghVCIndia
BOWL
96
Abhishek SharmaIndia
AR
85
Naman DhirIndia
AR
62
Kamil PooranWest Indies
BAT
59
Roston ChaseWest Indies
AR
55
Ishan KishanIndia
WK
53
Shimron HetmyerWest Indies
BAT
53
Shamar JosephWest Indies
BOWL
50
Nitish Kumar ReddyIndia
AR
49
Tilak VarmaIndia
BAT
48
880 points with captain 2x and vice-captain 1.5x · West Indies 5, India 6
Takeaways for next time
- Shamar Springer: Back his all-round points—111 with 35* and 4-0-50-2 makes him a strong captaincy pick next time.
- Arshdeep Singh: A steady VC play after 4-0-44-3 for 96, turning into 144 with the vice-captain multiplier.
- Abhishek Sharma: Target his batting upside—69 (30b) delivered 85 points and top-order momentum.
Written by AI from our match data · 14/10/2026, 11:27:45 am. Numbers are checked against the data; picks are suggestions, not guarantees.
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