Strikers dominate from outset in much-needed victory

Captain Peter Siddle's blistering bowling masterclass combined with Matt Short's career-best knock have inspired the Adelaide Strikers to a comprehensive seven-wicket win over the Hobart Hurricanes at Adelaide Oval.

Siddle snared 5-23 to skittle the Hurricanes for a lowly 126 which the Strikers easily hauled in with 29 balls spare, thanks largely to Short's swashbuckling unbeaten 72 on Wednesday night.

The comfortable victory snapped the Strikers' six-game losing streak.

Siddle introduced himself in the powerplay and struck with his second delivery when dangerman Ben McDermott - the competition's leading runscorer - miscued a high catch to Tom Kelly.

The super-accurate Siddle skittled the hard-hitting Tim David (28) with a yorker during the power surge before polishing off the tail, castling Mitch Owen (16), Tom Rogers (8) and Sandeep Lamichhane (1) in the 20th over.

Siddle moved to equal first place alongside Perth Scorchers paceman AJ Tye for most wickets this season (16) after bagging the second five-wicket haul of his T20 career.

D'Arcy Short top-scored with 32 for the 'Canes but used up a lot of dot balls in the process against some precise Strikers bowling before having his timbers disturbed trying to slog Short.

Short, the Strikers' top runscorer this season, then took the long handle to his namesake and thumped him for back-to-back sixes as he eyed an early finish.

Henry Hunt was the early aggressor in the chase before being caught in the deep for 18 off a Sandeep Lamichhane long hop.

Tweaker Lamichhane (2-22) collected his second scalp when Matt Renshaw (19) skied one to Tim David.

But with Short firing on all cylinders, the Strikers remained completely untroubled.

He thumped five sixes in his whirlwind 44-ball knock, pulling Owen for four to raise victory and see the Strikers leapfrog the Melbourne Stars and Renegades off the foot of the points table.