Hardie and Inglis, who have been in fine form throughout BBL12, combined in a third-wicket partnership worth 127 at Optus Stadium to elevate the Scorchers above Sydney Sixers in the standings
Perth: Hobart Hurricanes 146-9, Perth Scorchers 147-3 - Perth Scorchers won by seven wickets
Aaron Hardie and Josh Inglis made light work of Hobart Hurricanes to send Perth Scorchers back to the top of the Big Bash table.
Hardie and Inglis, who have been in fine form throughout BBL12, combined in a third-wicket partnership worth 127 at Optus Stadium to elevate the Scorchers above Sydney Sixers in the standings.
They stabilised the chase after the early dismissals of Cameron Bancroft and Stephen Eskinazi - Perth were 14 for 2 at the end of the second over - before launching an assault on the Hobart bowling attack.
Aaron Hardie made 90 not out as Perth Scorchers beat Hobart Hurricanes (Getty Images)
Josh Inglis made a half-century for Perth (Getty Images)
Hardie took his season's tally to 369 runs with an unbeaten 90 - his best in T20 cricket, while Inglis reached his fourth half-century of the campaign before falling six runs shy of the 147-run target.
The pair proved too much for the Hurricanes to handle, and showed up their 146 for 9 as being horribly sub-par.
That the Canes even reached a total of that size was thanks to a rearguard action between Nathan Ellis and Tom Andrews.
After Hobart had slumped to 96 for 7 at the end of the 15th over, Ellis (23) and Andrews (27) added 44 together for the eighth wicket, with Ellis's return representing a personal best in T20 cricket.
Lance Morris took 2 for 21 for the Scorchers (Getty Images)
Hobart's top order collapsed at Optus Stadium (Getty Images)
Lance Morris once again showed tremendous promise with the ball, claiming figures of 2 for 21 from his four overs - including the critical, and cheap wickets of Caleb Jewell and Matthew Wade. Wade was caught ramping by a superb piece of pre-emptive wicket-keeping by Inglis.
Andrew Tye added two wickets to his season's haul, as the Hurricanes' top order routinely picked out fielders in the deep early in their innings.
It meant their bowlers were left with not a lot to work with in the second innings, and against this Perth Scorchers batting lineup, that can only spell trouble.
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