They finished 0-158, banking an eighth win from nine games and putting a six-point gap between them and second spot.

Wade and Short ruthlessly chased down Adelaide's 5-154, which was highlighted by captain Colin Ingram's 67 not out from 36 balls.

Wade reached his half-century from just 32 balls and the openers recorded their a 100-run stand from only 12 overs.

He smacked eight fours and three sixes, while Short was more circumspect before finishing with a flourish and hitting eight fours and two sixes.

Earlier, Adelaide's Ingram gave his side's innings impetus with a sparkling knock as the rest of his teammates struggled against the Hurricanes' wily bowlers.

Hobart's Jofra Archer took 2-22, James Faulkner claimed 2-24 and James Meredith finished with 1-39 after Ingram hit four fours and a six from his last over.

Alex Carey and Jon Wells made 28 apiece for the Strikers but Adelaide struggled to gain any serious traction – they were a middling 3-55 after 10 overs.

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Ingram and Wells accelerated, registering a 50-run partnership from 33 balls and putting on an innings-high 66-run stand.

South African-born Ingram then produced a late flurry but the Strikers ultimately slipped to their fifth loss in nine games.