Fantasy preview
India vs West Indies, T20 at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium
Big hitters on both sides set up a balanced fantasy slate. Sherfane Rutherford and Shai Hope are in form, while several 8–8.5 credit options can stretch your budget.
Form guide
West Indies · WK · 9.5 cr
Shai Hope: 126 and 124 lately; avg last 3 88; vs India 72.6.
West Indies · BAT · 9 cr
Sherfane Rutherford: 105 recently; avg last 3 70; series 147.
India · BAT · 10 cr
Vaibhav Suryavanshi: 105 recently; avg last 3 66.7.
West Indies · BOWL · 9 cr
Shamar Springer: 111 recently; avg last 3 64.7; vs India 51.3.
India · WK · 8.5 cr
Sanju Samson: 107 recently; avg last 3 62.7; vs West Indies 66.6.
Captain & vice-captain picks
Safe captain: Sherfane Rutherford. Steady run with avg last 3 at 70 and series 147.
Differential: Shai Hope. Big ceiling (126 lately), picked by 20%, and vs India 72.6.
Value picks
India · WK · 8.5 cr
Sanju Samson — 8.5 credits; avg last 3 62.7 and vs West Indies 66.6.
West Indies · BOWL · 8.5 cr
Keemo Paul — 8.5 credits; avg last 3 55 and vs India 81.
India · BAT · 8.5 cr
Tilak Varma — 8.5 credits; avg last 3 50.7 and series 80.
India · BOWL · 8 cr
Kuldeep Yadav — 8 credits; avg last 3 50 and series 27.
Handle with care
West Indies · AR · 9 cr
Matthew Forde: avg last 3 9.7 vs last 5 24.
India · BAT · 9 cr
Shreyas Iyer: avg last 3 22.7 vs last 5 45.8.
India · AR · 11 cr
Naman Dhir: avg last 3 22.3 vs last 5 34.6.
A form XI
Shai HopeWest Indies
WK
9.5 cr
Sherfane RutherfordWest Indies
BAT
9 cr
Vaibhav SuryavanshiIndia
BAT
10 cr
Shamar SpringerWest Indies
BOWL
9 cr
Sanju SamsonIndia
WK
8.5 cr
Keemo PaulWest Indies
BOWL
8.5 cr
Roston ChaseWest Indies
AR
9.5 cr
Tilak VarmaIndia
BAT
8.5 cr
Abhishek SharmaIndia
AR
10 cr
Kuldeep YadavIndia
BOWL
8 cr
Ishan KishanIndia
WK
9.5 cr
100 of 100 credits · West Indies 5, India 6 · picked by recent fantasy form
Quick tips
- Sherfane Rutherford is a strong captain call with avg last 3 at 70.
- Shai Hope works as a differential VC: picked by 20% and hit 126 recently.
- Sanju Samson is value at 8.5 credits with avg last 3 at 62.7.
Written by AI from our match data · 16/10/2026, 6:33:35 pm. Numbers are checked against the data; picks are suggestions, not guarantees. Playing XIs are confirmed at the toss: check before locking your team.
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