Hodge struck five boundaries and a six during his innings of 42
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Adelaide Strikers batsman Brad Hodge hammered 42 runs to help his side skirt past the Perth Scorchers by one wicket at the WACA.
Scorchers captain Adam Voges would have been content with his decision to bat first as his side got off to a solid start before debutant Marcus Harris was caught by Alex Ross at long-on off the bowling of Johan Botha for 26.
England batsman Michael Carberry managed to make 27 runs before he was caught behind off the bowling of Ben Laughlin.
Voges only made two runs before he was caught by Ross at midwicket off the bowling of Adam Zampa.
Ashton Turner scored 12 runs before he was caught by Ross at long-on off the bowling of Kane Richardson.
Michael Klinger was the Scorchers’ top-scorer with 49 runs, which came off 33 balls and included seven boundaries, before he was caught by debutant Trent Lawford at fine leg off the bowling of Richardson.
Klinger’s valiant knock of 49 went in vain
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Sam Whiteman made 10 runs before he was clean bowled by Richardson.
Andrew Tye mustered five runs before he was run out by Tim Ludeman.
Thanks to Klinger, the Scorchers finished on 146/7 off their 20 overs.
Richardson was the pick of the bowlers with three wickets, while Botha, Zampa and Laughlin chipped in with one wicket apiece.
Chasing 147 to win, the Strikers got off to a poor start as opening batsman Craig Simmons was caught by James Muirhead at cover off the bowling of Jason Behrendorff for 12 runs.
Ludeman scored 17 runs before he was caught by Tye at short midwicket off the bowling of Behrendorff.
Travis Head fared no better as he was clean bowled by Turner for 12 runs.
West Indies all-rounder Kieron Pollard failed to have an impact with the bat as he was cleaned up by Behrendorff for 15.
Following Pollard’s dismissal, the Strikers’ middle and lower order completely collapsed as they went from 92/4 to 139/9.
However, despite the late flurry of wickets, the Strikers kept their cool and reached their target with two balls to spare.
Behrendorff was the most successful bowler with four wickets, while Turner, Muirhead, Yasir Arafat and Ashton Agar claimed one wicket each.
Behrendorff finished with a career-best 4-22 off four overs
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Even though his team lost the match, Behrendorff was named Man of the Match.