Strikers skipper Colin Ingram could bounce back in Big Bash

Strikers v Renegades
BT Sport 2, 8.15am Sunday

Melbourne Renegades beat a powerful Perth Scorchers side in their first game of the Big Bash campaign but they are outsiders for their second assignment at Adelaide Strikers.

The Strikers also made a winning start, easing to a five-wicket victory over Brisbane Heat thanks to a typically impressive spell of 3-19 from brilliant Afghan leg-spinner Rashid Khan.

Alex Carey's 46-ball innings of 70 powered the Adelaide run-chase despite a rare failure for skipper Colin Ingram, who was dismissed for one.

The former South Africa batsman is worth supporting against the Renegades, having developed into a consistent matchwinner in Twenty20 leagues around the world.

Ingram averages 30 in 20-over cricket, scoring his runs at an excellent strike-rate of 139, and he was snapped up for around £715,000 by Delhi Capitals in this week's IPL auction.

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