Puri (Odisha) [India], September 28 (ANI): As India and Pakistan gear up to face each other in the Asia Cup 2025 final, sand artist and Padma Shri awardee Sudarsan Pattnaik has created a 250-ball sand art depicting goddess Durga blessing Team India.

Forty-one years have passed since the inaugural Asia Cup in 1984, and for the first time, India and Pakistan have reached the final together.

Fans across the country are pouring out their emotions and prayers for Team India, hoping for nothing less than victory in the high-stakes encounter.

In Siliguri, young cricketers gathered to express their support for Suryakumar Yadav and his men. In Mumbai, fans echoed the same sentiment.

Young player Tanmay Paul said, 'Today, expectations are high for India to win. India is playing very well in the Asia Cup. The batting and bowling are going on well. The openers, middle order, and finishers are all good.'

Another supporter of Team India from Siliguri, Amar Barua, voiced confidence in India's dominance over Pakistan.

In both encounters at the Asia Cup 2025, India has defeated Pakistan decisively.

Pakistan have lost a total of 12 out of their 15 T20I matches against India.

A series of ups and downs marked Pakistan's journey to the final. Skipper Salman Agha and his troops almost crashed out after Bangladesh had them in a corner during their Super Fours fixture. However, Pakistan dug deep and came from behind to conjure an 11-run victory to storm into the final.

Before the final, India had an injury scare with Abhishek Sharma and Hardik Pandya suffering from cramps during the final Super Fours contest against Sri Lanka. They spent the majority of the parts on the sidelines but have been declared fit before the rivalry clash.

India squad: Suryakumar Yadav (c), Shubman Gill, Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dube, Jitesh Sharma, Axar Patel, Jasprit Bumrah, Varun Chakaravarthy, Arshdeep Singh, Kuldeep Yadav, Sanju Samson, Harshit Rana, Rinku Singh.

Pakistan squad: Salman Ali Agha (c), Abrar Ahmed, Faheem Ashraf, Fakhar Zaman, Haris Rauf, Hasan Ali, Hasan Nawaz, Hussain Talat, Khushdil Shah, Mohammad Haris, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Waseem Jnr, Sahibzada Farhan, Saim Ayub, Salman Mirza, Shaheen Afridi, Sufyan Moqim. (ANI)