Adelaide Oval is one of those stunning venues where the cricket-watching experience is top-notch. Surrounded by gardens, with a river flowing nearby and hills in the backdrop, Adelaide Oval is a beautiful venue.
What makes it the darling of fans is the competitive matches played here. Since the first Test played here in 1884, the ground has hosted more than 180 international matches.
And all these matches have seen a fierce contest between bat and ball. Batters have enjoyed great success on a batting-friendly deck, while bowlers have extracted enough bounce and pace to trouble them. This has been the theme across all formats.
Here, you can look at Adelaide Oval’s overall records and stats in Test, ODI, and T20I cricket.
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Adelaide Oval, Adelaide: Venue Details
| Location | North Adelaide, South Australia |
| Opened | 1871 |
| Capacity | 53,500 |
| Bowling Ends | River End, Cathedral End |
| Floodlights | Yes |
| Home to | Australia, South Australia, Adelaide Strikers |
| First International Match | Australia vs England, Test – 12-16 December 1884 |
Adelaide Oval, Adelaide: Test Stats
| Matches Played | 83 |
| Matches Won Batting First | 40 |
| Matches Won Batting Second | 24 |
| Matches Won After Winning Toss | 35 |
| Matches Won After Losing Toss | 29 |
| Matches Tied | 0 |
| Drawn Matches | 19 |
| Highest Individual Score | 335* by David Warner (Australia) vs Pakistan |
| Best Bowling Figures | 8/43 by Albert Trott (Australia) vs England |
| Highest Team Total | 674 by Australia vs India |
| Lowest Team Total | 36 by India vs Australia |
| Average First Innings Score | 390 |
Adelaide Oval has hosted more than 80 Tests, and nearly 50 per cent of the matches have yielded results while batting first. This is to some extent due to the nature of the pitch, which helps batters more.
So, it’s a no-brainer that teams choose to bat and pile on runs in the first innings to force a result in their favour. The average first innings score depicts it clearly.
Scores above 400 are very much possible here, though such totals have reduced due to the venue hosting pink-ball Tests in recent years.
Adelaide Oval, Adelaide: ODI Stats
| Matches Played | 88 |
| Matches Won Batting First | 46 |
| Matches Won Batting Second | 40 |
| Matches Won After Winning Toss | 45 |
| Matches Won After Losing Toss | 41 |
| Matches Tied | 1 |
| Matches With No Result | 1 |
| Highest Individual Score | 179 by David Warner (Australia) vs Pakistan |
| Best Bowling Figures | 5/16 by Carl Rackemann (Australia) vs Pakistan |
| Highest Team Total | 369/7 by Australia vs Pakistan |
| Lowest Team Total | 70 by Australia vs New Zealand |
| Average First Innings Score | 225 |
Adelaide Oval seems to be a balanced venue for ODIs. While more than 50 per cent of matches have been won batting first, chasing isn’t difficult either.
Plus, the average first innings shows batters don’t dominate a lot. Bowlers, especially pacers, have had a major say in how ODIs pan out here.
While the venue hasn’t seen a lot of 300-plus totals, 280-290 should be a good shout in the first innings.
Adelaide Oval, Adelaide: T20I Stats
| Matches Played | 13 |
| Matches Won Batting First | 8 |
| Matches Won Batting Second | 5 |
| Matches Won After Winning Toss | 1 |
| Matches Won After Losing Toss | 12 |
| Matches Tied | 0 |
| Matches With No Result | 0 |
| Highest Individual Score | 120* by Glenn Maxwell (Australia) vs West Indies |
| Best Bowling Figures | 4/15 by Shane Watson (Australia) vs England |
| Highest Team Total | 241/4 by Australia vs West Indies |
| Lowest Team Total | 99/9 by Sri Lanka vs Australia |
| Average First Innings Score | 173 |
Teams have benefited from batting first at Adelaide Oval in T20Is as well. More than 60 per cent of the matches have gone in favour of teams batting first. And the toss doesn’t seem to have any effect on the match result.
A score above 180 should be enough on this surface, which slows down in the second half.
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Adelaide Oval, Adelaide: Memorable Records
- Australia smashed the highest Test total of 674 against India here in 1948.
- India were bowled out for 36 by Australia in the 2020 Adelaide Test, one of the lowest Test totals.
- David Warner is the only batter to score centuries in all three formats at Adelaide Oval.
- Warner’s 335* and 179 against Pakistan are the highest Test and ODI scores, respectively, by a batter here.
- Glenn Maxwell hammered the highest individual score in T20Is here – 120* vs West Indies.
- Alex Hales and Jos Buttler stitched the highest opening partnership in the T20 World Cup in Adelaide – 170* vs India, 2022 Semi-Final.
Adelaide Oval, Adelaide: Upcoming Matches
| Date | Match | Time (IST) |
|---|---|---|
| October 23, 2025 | Australia vs India, 2nd ODI | 9:00 AM |
| December 17-21, 2025 | Australia vs England, 3rd Test | 5:30 AM |
