• India bemused as lunch break called when on brink of victory • South Africa bowled out for 118 in lowest ODI score on home soil

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India stormed to a nine-wicket victory at Centurion after bowling South Africa out for their lowest one-day international score on home soil – but there was a bizarre conclusion to the match.

India were cruising towards a 2-0 lead in the six-match series at 117 for one when, with just two runs needed from 31 overs for victory, the umpires led the teams off for lunch.

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The decision did not appear to go down well with the players, and the former England captain Michael Vaughan was among those left bemused.

He tweeted: “Cricket is bloody bonkers ... Lunch break taken with 2 runs required for Victory ... Surely common sense comes into play !!!!!!!!!”

Michael Vaughan (@MichaelVaughan) Cricket is bloody bonkers ... Lunch break taken with 2 runs required for Victory ... Surely common sense comes into play !!!!!!!!! #SAvsIND

The former India batsman Aakash Chopra was similarly unimpressed. He wrote on his Twitter account: “Are You Serious??? Taking lunch with India needing 2 runs to win. Cricket is its own enemy.”

After a break of around 40 minutes the players returned and the India captain, Virat Kohli, hit the winning runs off the ninth ball following the resumption to seal a one-sided victory.

Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) People watching the #SAvIND game right now.... #Facepalm #Cricket pic.twitter.com/939snQz2I4

Kohli finished unbeaten on 46, with Shikhar Dhawan 51 not out, but it was India’s bowlers who struck the biggest blows. The man of the match Yuzvendra Chahal claimed five for 22 while his fellow spinner Kuldeep Yadav took three for 20 as South Africa were skittled for 118 in 32.2 overs after being sent in.

Hashim Amla, Quinton de Kock, JP Duminy and the debutant Khaya Zondo all scored in the 20s but could not go on as the hosts lost their last six wickets for the addition of just 19 runs.

The Proteas have been dismissed for a lower score just seven times in their ODI history, with all of those matches coming away from home.