The United Arab Emirates beat India by six wickets with 10 balls to spare in Group C of the 2026 Hong Kong Sixes on Saturday before England handed the Indian side a third consecutive defeat in the Bowl semi-final. Playing at Tin Kwong Road Recreation Ground in Kowloon, the UAE chased down a 95-run target in 4.2 overs to win the morning India vs UAE contest at 97/0 after bowling India out for 94/6 in 6 overs.
Left-handed opener Khalid Shah led the chase with an unbeaten 52 off 14 balls, hitting three fours and six sixes at a strike rate of 371.43. As Outlook India reported, Shah sealed the victory by launching back-to-back sixes off Krunal Pandya in the fifth over. Fellow opener Ansh Tandon finished unbeaten on 39 off 12 balls, clearing the ropes five times alongside two fours at a strike rate of 325.00.
How the IND vs UAE Scorecard Unfolded
UAE captain Muhammad Farooq won the toss and elected to bowl first at 10:35 a.m. HKT. Medium-pacer Zahid Ali dismantled India’s top order in the opening over, removing Nitish Rana for 6 off 2 balls and Rahul Tewatia for 1 off 2 balls. Farooq followed up in the second over by dismissing Shashank Singh for 1 off 3 balls, finishing his solitary over with figures of 1/11.
T. Natarajan kept India competitive from the lower order, top-scoring with 38 runs off 14 balls behind three fours and four sixes. Rahul Tripathi chipped in 24 off 7 balls with one four and three sixes before falling to Zahid Ali, who took 3/32 across his two overs to earn Player of the Match honors. Krunal Pandya added 15 off 8 balls and Muhammad Farazuddin took 1/15 in one over as India was bowled out on the final delivery of the sixth over, a total aided by nine wides.
India’s bowlers failed to take a wicket during the chase. Google Sports Data recorded Natarajan conceding 43 runs in two overs, though CREX’s commentary summary listed his two overs as going for 25 and 19 runs. Rana gave up 24 runs in his lone over, Shashank Singh conceded 17 in one over, and Pandya went for 12 in 0.2 overs.
Group C Standings and England Bowl Semi-Final Result
Under the official tournament format, the 12 competing teams are divided into four groups of three. Group winners advance to the Cup semi-finals to play for first through fourth place, runners-up enter the Plate semi-finals for fifth through eighth, and third-placed sides drop into the Bowl bracket for ninth through 12th.
Saturday’s victory gave the UAE first place in Group C with two wins from two matches, following their one-wicket win over Pakistan (109/5 to 106/2) on Friday. In earlier background from Friday’s opening round, Pakistan beat India by four wickets in 3.5 overs (91/2 to 88/5), a result that left Pakistan second in the group for the Plate bracket and relegated winless India to the Bowl semi-finals. Saturday’s win also marked the UAE’s second straight Hong Kong Sixes victory over India, having beaten them by four wickets (111/2 to 107/3) on November 8, 2025, when Khalid Shah also won Player of the Match.
Returning to the field later on Saturday for Bowl Semi-Final 2 against Group A third-place finisher England, India suffered a three-run loss, according to Livemint. England posted 124/2 in their six overs behind Martin Andersson’s 51 off 13 balls, and India finished just short at 121/4 despite an unbeaten 56 off 14 balls from Rahul Tripathi.
The UAE faces Group A winner Australia in Cup Semi-Final 1 on Saturday at 3:10 p.m. HKT (12:40 p.m. IST), while India will play Bangladesh in the 11th/12th-place Bowl play-off on Sunday, November 1 at 9:40 a.m. HKT (7:10 a.m. IST).