Adelaide Strikers saunter past Perth Scorchers

After being set 127 to win by the Scorchers, the Strikers never really looked in doubt with the chase, as Matt Short (34 off 28 balls), Henry Hunt (27 off 23) and Cockbain (35* off 24) all picked up starts

Adelaide: Perth Scorchers 127-9, Adelaide Strikers, 130-4- Adelaide Strikers won by six wickets

Ian Cockbain impressed on his Big Bash debut as Adelaide Strikers strolled to a comfortable win over table-toppers Perth Scorchers to keep their own play-off hopes alive.

After being set 127 to win by the Scorchers, the Strikers never really looked in doubt with the chase, as Matt Short (34 off 28 balls), Henry Hunt (27 off 23) and Cockbain (35* off 24) all picked up starts.

Aaron Hardie was the only real resistance, recording figures of 3 for 31 off his four overs.

^{Adelaide Strikers beat Perth Scorchers on Friday (Mark Drake/Getty Images)}

With Laurie Evans sustaining an injury while batting, the Scorchers' issues with wicketkeepers continued, and they were forced to call on Brayden Stepien, who wasn’t even present at the ground at the start of the day, to take the gloves.

Earlier in the day, the Strikers' first game without Rashid Khan was going well as leg-spinner Fawad Ahmed picking up the wickets of Evans (39) and Kurtis Patterson (25) on his way to taking 3 for 30 from his four overs.

Peter Siddle (2-20) continued his fine tournament picking up his 19th and 20th wickets to draw him level with Rashid.

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