Apart from the brilliant bowling performance, the Men in Blue were exceptional in the field as they pulled off three run-outs to put the brakes during the course of the South African innings. When he dismissed Hashim Amla.
Dhawan came very close to registering his third consecutive century at Oval.
De Kock (53) kicked on to a 68-ball half century but was bowled by Ravindra Jadeja soon after when attempting to sweep, and then a batting collapse ensued.
Fast bowler Junaid Khan replaced him, seamlessly returning figures of 2/53 against South Africa. The Indian team and Kohli, in particular, will be keen to ensure that South Africa are continued to be known as "chokers".
After the duo, only Faf du Plessis could manage to stay on the crease for a bit long and contributed valuable 36 runs.
"It's one of the top wins, to beat India", said Mathews.
India set about chasing down their victory total in a manner that encapsulated the day's play, with a daring single that would have led to a run-out had Miller found the stumps. They did manufacture a spark of belief when Morne Morkel surprised Rohit Sharma with an unexpected line to catch the edge and be caught behind for 12.
Kohli did not hit a boundary until his 25th delivery but he made up with it with a superb six back down the ground. "To be honest, I'm always a fan of that tag, even by many, as unpredictable team, so I'm very happy with that, and that's what you can see".
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"It is important to grab those opportunities".
"To be able to bowl like that against a batting line-up of their capability is something that already we can feel that confidence and that energy in the changing room because of a bowling performance like this, and we surely would like to take that forward into the semis". The small things are something we are focusing on.
It is a must-win game for Pakistan as Sri Lanka have a slightly better net run-rate which means that the Lankans will go through in case of a no-result. We normally don't bat that way.
"It's disappointing, but credit to them", he added.
The latter has returned home, after South Africa's early Champions Trophy exit, to attend the birth of his first child but is hoping to return in time for the opening Investec Test against England at Lord's on July 6.
"Not many people expected us to win and that took a lot of pressure off us".
Skipper Virat Kohli needed to play responsible knock especially after his failure against Sri Lanka in the last game and he is certainly leading the chase from the front. I believe like the first time it's been given to the Pakistan team was when we won the World Cup 1992. "Not a lot of people believe me but I feel it is pretty close, it is very hard to say that after a performance like this but that is what I believe in my heart".
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