Travis Head scored lightning 71 on 31 to secure his side the top position

Adelaide Strikers 5 for 166 (Head 71, Smith 41, Pattinson 1-12) beatMelbourne Renegades 7 for 144 (Stokes 33, Laughlin 2-24, Zampa 2-31) by 22 runs 

Any lingering hopes the Melbourne Renegades they will sneak into was put out in the Docklands Stadium as they slipped to a 22-run defeat at the hands of the attackers Adelaide, who confirmed a spot at the top of Big Bash League semi-final table started.

There is a very special innings of 71 from just 34 balls from Travis Head high strikers to 5166, which proved too much for the apostates who did not really threaten to prosecute this goal.

Beating the strikers has been defined this season before it starts aggressive offered by Craig Simmons, Tim Ludeman, but today, in a stadium with a golf escape that saw two of the scores of less than 100 teams in consecutive games, and strikers caution in PowerPlay chose from.

This sponsorship has made little difference to the degree wonderful start with the ball and in the field of apostates strikers set to 3 for 27. James Patterson threw all four of the amounts him in one bout, conceding only three runs from his first 19 delivery by two border leaking in the final of him on to finish with 1 for 12, taking the wicket of Simmons in the fifth again with a delivery that in the form away to find the edge.

Ludeman also fell in PowerPlay of 4 for 10-ball when Fawad Ahmad direct hit from short hitter capture the depth of the second half. Later two balls, and refused to Ryan ten Doeschate, pull on the delivery of Nathan Rimmington, which was in the corner and jagged away. The caution was understandable but uncharacteristic strikers left them no better off.

Bring together the departure of ten Doeschate Prime aged 21 years and newcomer 20-year-old Kelvin Smith, the young husband consolidated and accelerated in the later innings strikers necessary to formulate a record fourth-wicket stand.

Chairman roles began to kick him with a four through mid-on and mid-wicket in the seventh over, but continued to both Smith and then cautiously pro-active. Chairman of the roles and raised after the birth of his first 13 of which had only scored 15 runs. Witnessed a massive assault on bin Stokes in the 12 during the first three balls hit for six. And the second to outrageous lofted cover drive. While Smith do a little more than a recycling of an attack on the pitch tacky, bypassing the head of the conditions to play one of the roles of this season.

The shots came from more wonderful, after slashing through the incision point, clubbed a straight six and a clip on the infield took went to the second session of his mandate for the season. After a sedate start, had accelerated to score 56 of his post 21 balls. Fell in the end when he failed to wipe Stokes in the deep mid-wicket, but the game has been turned upside down by his bold and powerful stroke play.

Then came the two amounts greater uniformity, as Johan Botha Smith joined the fifth wicket. Clubbed two of four and six Botha before he was arrested trying other border off the reverse sweep in the penultimate delivery of the innings. Smith, though, remained unbeaten, finishing on 41 from 34 balls. More importantly, he based the final nine amounts of experience of the roles of striking blows 104 runs for the loss of only two wickets.

Apostates need to win not only that, but a good win to maintain chances of qualification alive. They never looked like doing both. There are painful roles of Matthew Lloyd - 22 from 34 deliveries, including a 16-point balls - summarizing conflicts apostates' because it failed to establish any momentum.

He lost all of Alex Doolan and Callum Ferguson was before PowerPlay than most, and once they were behind the rate when it came out in 2 39, chances are already slipping away as the deployment of strikers spinners of their own.

Adam Zampa and Botha both admitted runs in less than six per cent of the Central funds during this season, and they put pressure on again today despite some strong beating of Stokes, who made 33 before falling to the leg spin of Zampa. Wade ended -34 ball innings later only two amounts, and there was a feeling that the Renegades have waived their real hope. Shakib and Tom Beaton hit some lusty blows late, but the goal was always out of reach as they eventually shut down roles with 7144.

Renegades defeat for the role before the completion of the final line-up of strikers, Perth Scorchers, Melbourne and Sydney Star Philadelphia, with another home semi-final is still up for grabs.