Australia 106 for 2 (Mooney 50*) beat South Africa 105 (Kapp 50*, King 3-19) by eight wickets

Schutt became the sixth Australian to play 200 internationals and set a dominant tone with her opening spell as South Africa were bowled out in 31.3 overs.

“Scans have revealed it is a soft tissue injury on the upper left arm,” a South Africa spokesperson said.

South Australian Schutt took just nine balls to take her 261st international wicket – the prized scalp of South African captain Laura Wolvaardt.

Wolvaardt is a team-mate of Schutt in the WBBL with the title-holding Adelaide Strikers. When she was on 4, Wolvaardt gifted her friend her wicket, slicing a short and wide delivery to point, where Georgia Wareham completed a simple catch.

South Africa soon slumped to 9 for 3 after eight overs and never recovered. Kapp kept cool amid the carnage with a stellar knock, collecting eight fours from her 58 balls before misfortune literally hit.

As the allrounder safely completed her 50th run, she was struck on the elbow. Kapp was ruled out for the remainder of the game and in her absence the tourists lost their last four wickets for 11 runs.

In Australia’s run chase, openers Phoebe Litchfield and Alyssa Healy were dismissed inside nine overs. But stalwarts Mooney, who struck nine fours in her 34-ball innings, and Perry then cruised to victory.

The three-game ODI series continues at North Sydney Oval on Wednesday and Saturday.