Overview
- Perth piled up 232-4 at Adelaide Oval, marking their fourth 200-plus total of the season.
- Alex Carey struck 71 off 39 in a 93-run opening stand with Matt Short as Adelaide raced to 139-2 after 12 overs.
- Holt's tight 13th over conceded four runs and preceded a 6-14 slump that left the Strikers at 200-8.
- David Payne led Perth's attack with 3-35, while Strikers pacers struggled as Luke Wood went 0-58 and Hassan Ali 0-52 with Jamie Overton 0-30 off two overs.
- The victory moved the Scorchers up to second on the table as the Strikers fell to sixth needing two wins and other results to advance.