The Adelaide Oval is an iconic sports ground that serves multiple sports besides cricket, check out its pitch report, weather forecast details, stats, test records and more
The stadium is located in Adelaide, South Australia, and it is a major hub of various sporting activities ever since its inception in 1871.
Adelaide Oval pitch report, weather forecast, stats and test records ahead of India vs Australia 2nd BGT series match 2024
🚨Pitch Report Adelaide Oval🚨
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The stadium has become more significant for modern-day sports ever since its renovation and the incorporation of new technologies.
Adelaide Oval
The Adelaide Oval is a multi-sports ground located in Adelaide, South Australia, between the city centre and North Adelaide. The stadium has a seating capacity of 53,500 seats and serves as the home stadium of the Australian Men’s Cricket Team and the Adelaide Football Club. The stadium was opened in 1871 and comes under the ownership of the Government of South Australia.
Over the years, the Adelaide Oval has made many big records. Notably, the stadium had over 55,000 spectators watching the 2017 Ashes Test—a record for cricket. Similarly, the stadium had over 62,543 spectators in attendance for the 1965 SANFL Grand Final.
Adelaide Oval stats and records
Given below are the stadium’s records and stats across all formats:
Test match records and stats
| Highest Score | 674 runs, AUS vs IND |
| Lowest score | 36 runs, IND vs AUS |
| Most runs | Ricky Ponting, 1743 runs |
| Highest individual score | David Warner, 335* runs, AUS vs PAK |
| Most centuries | Michael Clarke, 7 centuries |
| Most wickets | Nathan Lyon, 63 wickets |
| Best bowling | Albert Trott, 8/43, ENG vs AUS |
| Best bowling | Clarrie Grimmett, 14/199, AUS vs SA |
| Total Matches | 85 |
| Batting first won the match | 41 |
| Won the match by bowling first | 24 |
| First inning average score | 379 |
| Average second innings score | 346 |
| Average score of third innings | 268 |
| Average 4th inning score | 208 |
| Highest team score | 674/10 (151.3 Ov) by AUS vs IND |
| Lowest Team Score | 77/10 (40.5 Ov) by WI vs AUS |
One Day International records and stats
| Highest Score | 369/7, AUS vs PAK |
| Lowest Score | 70/10, AUS vs NZ |
| Most runs | Michael Clarke, 626 runs |
| Highest individual score | David Warner, 179 runs, AUS vs PAK |
| Most wickets | Brett Lee, 23 wickets |
| Best bowling | Carl Rackemann, 5/16, AUS vs PAK |
| Total Matches | 93 |
| Matches won by batting first | 49 |
| Matches won by bowling first | 42 |
| Average first inning score | 226 |
| Average second innings score | 198 |
| Highest team score | 369/7 (50 Ov) by AUS vs PAK |
| Lowest Team Score | 70/10 (26.3 Ov) by AUS vs NZ |
| Highest score chased | 303/9 (49.4 Ov) by SL vs ENG |
| Lowest score defended | 140/10 (49 Ov) by PAK vs WI |
T20 International records and stats
| Highest Score | 241/4, AUS vs WI |
| Lowest Score | 117/10, ZIM vs NED |
| Most Runs and Highest Individual Score | Glenn Maxwell, 120* runs, AUS vs WI |
| Most wickets | Adam Zampa, 9 wickets |
| Best bowling | Shane Watson, 4/15, AUS vs ENG |
| Total Matches | 19 |
| won by batting first | 10 |
| won by bowling first | 8 |
| Average first inning score | 158 |
| Average second innings score | 140 |
| Highest team score | 241/4 (20 Ov) by AUS vs WI |
| Lowest Team Score | 66/10 (16 Ov) by AUSW vs NZW |
| Most successful chases | 170/1 (17 Ov) by AUSW vs ENGW |
| Lowest score defended | 25/0 (4.1 Ov) by ENGW vs AUSW |
Adelaide Oval pitch report
The Adelaide Oval pitch mainly offers favourable conditions for batsmen across all formats. However, it becomes challenging for bowlers as the match eventually progresses. As such, fans can expect to see big scores in the early days, while spin bowlers will have more success during the later days of the match. Due to this, the teams that win the toss usually choose to bat first.
Adelaide Oval weather forecast
Adelaide usually offers a hot and dry climate, with average temperatures ranging between 8°C and 30°C. During the summer months, from December to February, temperatures can reach about 29 °C. Meanwhile, during the winter months from June to August, temperatures range between 8°C and 16°C. During the rainy seasons around June, the place experiences about an average rainfall of 80 mm. The most pleasant weather is during spring and autumn, where temperatures range between 11°C and 24°C.
Adelaide Oval team-wise performance
Team India performance
| Format | Matches played | Won | Lost | Drawn | Tie | No Result | Highest score | Lowest score |
| Tests | 13 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 526/10 vs AUS | 36/10 vs AUS |
| ODI | 15 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 300/7 vs PAK | 153/10 vs AUS |
| T20 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 188/3 vs AUS | 0 |
Team Australia performance
| Format | Matches played | Won | Lost | Drawn | Tie | No Result | Highest score | Lowest score |
| Tests | 82 | 45 | 18 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 674/10 vs IND | 108/10 vs SA |
| ODI | 53 | 37 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 369/7 vs PAK | 70/1 vs NZ |
| T20 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 241/4 vs WI | 146/6 vs SA |
Team England performance
| Format | Matches played | Won | Lost | Drawn | Tie | No Result | Highest score | Lowest score |
| Tests | 33 | 9 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 620/5d vs AUS | 124/10 vs AUS |
| ODI | 18 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 302/3 vs SL | 110/10 vs AUS |
| T20 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170/0 vs IND | 0 |
Team New Zealand performance
| Format | Matches played | Won | Lost | Drawn | Tie | No Result | Highest score | Lowest score |
| Tests | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 485/9d vs AUS | 121/10 vs SA |
| ODI | 17 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 297/6 vs ENG | 135/10 vs AUS |
| T20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 185/6 vs IRE | 0 |
Team South Africa performance
| Format | Matches played | Won | Lost | Drawn | Tie | No Result | Highest score | Lowest score |
| Tests | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 595/10 vs AUS | 128/10 vs AUS |
| ODI | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 263/5 vs SL | 177/10 vs NZ |
| T20 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 145/3 vs AUS | 58/8 vs WI |
Sri Lanka’s performance
| Format | Matches played | Won | Lost | Drawn | Tie | No Result | Highest score | Lowest score |
| Tests | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 317/10 vs AUS | 154/10 vs AUS |
| ODI | 19 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 303/9 vs ENG | 91/10 vs AUS |
| T20 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 146/10 vs AUS | 0 |
Pakistan performance
| Format | Matches played | Won | Lost | Drawn | Tie | No Result | Highest score | Lowest score |
| Tests | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 265/10 vs SA | 106/10 vs SA |
| ODI | 19 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 315/3 vs SL | 74/10 vs ENG |
| T20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 128/5 vs BAN | 0 |
Team Bangladesh performance
| Format | Matches played | Won | Lost | Drawn | Tie | No Result | Highest score | Lowest score |
| Tests | 1 | 0 | 1 | O | 0 | 0 | 217/10 vs SA | 80/10 vs SA |
| ODI | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 275/7 vs ENG | 0 |
| T20 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 145/6 vs IND | 0 |
Team Afghanistan performance
| Format | Matches played | Won | Lost | Drawn | Tie | No Result | Highest score | Lowest score |
| Tests | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ODI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T20 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164/7 vs AUS | 0 |
Team Zimbabwe performance
| Format | Matches played | Won | Lost | Drawn | Tie | No Result | Highest score | Lowest score |
| Tests | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ODI | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 280/7 vs ZIM | 235/6 vs ZIM |
| T20 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 120/5 vs ZIM | 0 |
Team West Indies performance
| Format | Matches played | Won | Lost | Drawn | Tie | No Result | Highest score | Lowest score |
| Tests | 16 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 533/10 vs WI | 121/10 vs SA |
| ODI | 20 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 281/9 vs WI | 149/10 vs WI |
| T20 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60/5 vs SA | 0 |