India's wrist-spin combination of Chahal and Kuldeep Yadav started their away sojourn on a brilliant note and underscored their wicket-taking prowess even on the foreign soil. But the two had a street-smart Dhoni to thank for their success on a surface that had always been a pacer's paradise. Chahal claimed five wickets conceding only 22 runs in 8.2 overs which helped India take a 2-0 lead in the six-match ODI series and after the man-of-the-match performance, he gave credit to the former Indian skipper for helping the players throughout the game. 

"Virat bhai tells us it doesn't matter if we are hit for a six, but we must bowl to our strength. If your strength is to pitch it up, then go for it. When your captain tells you that, you don't have to worry even if you have been hit for two or three sixes, you get confidence," said Chahal.

"I think Duminy's wicket was the best (of all five) because he is a left-hander. I have played with him in the IPL and he can change his game towards the end overs. So it was our plan to bowl slower to him and it worked. Whilst playing on flat tracks, you have to vary your pace. You cannot bowl at one pace. Or the batsmen will get used to it. We are bowling the way we bowl in India. We are just bowling to our strengths and we are reading the pitches very well," he said.