India vs Saudi Arabia Highlights & Replay, FIBA Basketball World Cup 2027 Asian Qualifiers: India suffer heavy defeat

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Having started their campaign at FIBA Basketball World Cup 2027 Asian Qualifiers with a defeat to Saudi Arabia, India will host the same opposition in the reverse fixture on Sunday. Follow the India vs Saudi Arabia match live action below.

It was a disappointing night for Indian basketball team on Thursday as they went down 51-75 in Riyadh despite producing a gritty performance. The loss, on the opening night, has left at the bottom of Group D.

Saudi Arabia lead the group, with Lebanon—who edged Qatar—in second place. Lebanon will host Qatar later tonight in the second Group D match.

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While asking for a win could look far-fetched, given the gulf in rankings, India will aim to bring their best performance to the court. Saudi Arabia are the second highest-ranked team in Group D after Lebanon, who are positioned 30th in the world and 6th in Asia.

Saudi Arabia are 64th the world followed by India at 76th while Qatar are ranked 83rd worldwide and 17th in Asian rankings.

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India’s recent performance

The Indian team has sustained a horrendous form of late. They finished 15th among 16 teams in the FIBA Asia Cup 2025 with no wins in three games.

India could not handle the pressure against Saudi Arabia in their first clash and will need magical performances from their players to get off the mark.

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Saudi Arabia’s recent performance

Saudi Arabia have fared well in the last five games and constructed a 3-2 record. They participated in the FIBA Asia Cup 2025 and finished 10th with a 2-2 record.

After a morale-boosting victory over India in their second meeting, they will be looking forward to continuing their winning momentum.

Saudi Arabia roster

Marzouq Almuwallad, Osama Albergawi, Muhammad-Ali Abdur-Rahkman, Mathna Almarwani, Fahad Belal, Khalid M Abdel Gabar, Mohemmed Alsuwailem, Ali Shubayli, Manat Mustaf Alsalem, Mohammed Kadi, Thamer Mah Mohammed, and Musab Tariq M Kadi

India roster

Sahaij Pratap Singh Sekhon, Harsh Dagar, Muin Bek Hafeez, Kanwar Gurbaz Singh Sandhu, Arvind Kumar Muthukrishnan, Sahil, Palpreet Singh Brar, Pratyanshu Tomar, Pranav Prince, Amjyot Singh Gill, Piyush Meena, Lokendra Singh

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