Group A saw eventual finalists Oman and Afghanistan finish in the top two and qualify for the semi-final stage. Malaysia failed to win a match, despite featuring Somerset player Arul Suppiah in their squad.
Group B was a closer group than Group A. The UAE topped the group after winning all four of their games, and hosts Kuwait joined them in the semi-finals after finishing ahead of Singapore.
Match tiedKOC Cricket Ground Umpires: Waseem Abbas, Naveed Malik Player of the match: Nelesh Palmer
Tournament regulations stated that a Bowl-out was to be used in the event of a tie, but due to the poor condition of the pitch after the match it was cancelled and the trophy shared