win  ODI series opener
JAIPUR, India,  (Reuters) – South Africa tail-ender Wayne Parnell was run out from the final ball to hand India a thrilling one-run victory in the first one-day international at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium yesterday.
South Africa, chasing 299 to win, were struggling until Parnell brought the tourists back into contention with a sparkling 49, sharing a 65-run stand for the ninth wicket with new-ball partner Dale Steyn (35).
Steyn clubbed three sixes and a four and Parnell slammed four fours and a six to bring the target down to 10 off the last over, bowled by Praveen Kumar.
Kumar bowled Steyn off the second ball as tension mounted but last man Charl Langeveldt hit three runs off the penultimate ball to leave the tourists needing four off the final ball.
A wide by Kumar reduced the margin further and Parnell flicked the last ball but was run out on the second run.
Suresh Raina hit 58 to steer India, without four main players, to 298 for nine after being asked to bat first.
Stand-in skipper Jacques Kallis anchored South Africa’s chsse with 89.
Left-arm spinner Ravindra Jadeja, who took two important wickets in an incisive spell, was adjudged man- of- the- match.
The second ODI will be played in Gwalior on Wednesday.
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The Indian team is cock-a-hoop after securing the win against South Africa in Jaipur.(Yahoo Sport)

INDIA innings
V. Sehwag run out                   46
S. Tendulkar run out                 4
D. Karthik c Petersen b Langeveldt  44
M. Dhoni c Morkel b Kallis          26
V. Kohli c Gibbs b Morkel           31
S. Raina c Boucher b Kallis         58
Y. Pathan c Kallis b Parnell        18
R. Jadeja c Boucher b Kallis        22
P. Kumar run out                    13
A. Nehra not out                    16
S. Sreesanth not out                 0
Extras (lb 7 w-13)                  20
Total (for nine wickets, 50 overs) 298
Fall of wickets: 1-10 2-89 3-116 4-138 5-204 6-231 7-260
8-274 9-292.
Bowling: Steyn 10-1-46-0 (w-4), Parnell 9-0-69-1 (w-3),
Langeveldt 10-0-48-1 (w-2), Morkel 8-0-59-1 (w-2), Botha
6-0-40-0, Kallis 7-0-29-3 (w-1).

SOUTH AFRICA innings
L. Bosman b Kumar              29
H. Gibbs c Kohli b Jadeja      27
J. Kallis b Sreesanth          89
AB de Villiers b Jadeja        25
A. Petersen run out             9
A. Morkel lbw b Nehra           2
M. Boucher c Dhoni b Sreesanth  5
J. Botha lbw b Pathan          10
W. Parnell run out             49
D. Steyn b Kumar               35
C. Langeveldt not out           4
Extras (b 1 lb 4 w-8)          13
Total (all out, 50 overs)     297
Fall of wickets: 1-58 2-64 3-109 4-134 5-142 6-161 7-180
8-225 9-290
Bowling: Kumar 8-0-46-2 (w 2), Nehra 10-0-67-1, Sreesanth
9-1-74-2 (w 1), Jadeja 10-2-29-2, Pathan 10-0-51-1 (w 1), Raina
3-0-25-0.
Second ODI: Gwalior, Feb 24.
Third and final ODI: Ahmedabad, Feb 27