Overview
- India were eliminated from quarterfinal contention after consecutive losses to Kuwait, UAE, and Nepal on November 8, moving into bowl/plate fixtures.
- Kuwait surged from 74/5 as Yasin Patel hit five straight sixes off the final over bowled to Priyank Panchal, lifting them to 106/5 before India folded for 79/6.
- Against UAE, Abhimanyu Mithun’s 50 and Dinesh Karthik’s 42 set 107/3, but a blistering start from Khalid Shah and Saghir Khan underpinned a chase of 111/2 in 5.5 overs.
- Nepal posted a tournament-high 137/0 and then restricted India to 45, sealing a 92-run defeat that confirmed India’s exit.
- India had opened with a rain-affected two-run DLS win over Pakistan, after which a five-word celebratory post by Priyank Panchal went viral and later drew scrutiny.