Covers 72 international matches at this ground from Jan 2003 to Feb 2026.
Test sides batting first at Adelaide have averaged 408, and this Adelaide Oval pitch report, built from 72 internationals between Jan 2003 and Feb 2026, shows how sharply that falls away later in a match.
The list runs to 33 men’s ODIs, 21 Tests, 12 men’s T20Is, 5 women’s T20Is and one women’s ODI. Australia’s men own a 36-13 record here. A women’s T20I on 21 Feb 2026 is the newest entry, won by India Women by 17 runs.
Adelaide Oval Pitch by the Numbers: Bat First or Chase?
The Test innings averages tell the story of an Adelaide match: 408 for the side batting first, 339 in reply, then a fall to 213 and 194. No fourth-innings chase has gone past 187, so toss winners chose to bat 51 times and to bowl only 21 times.
White-ball games are closer. In men’s ODIs, chasing leads 18-14 and the innings averages sit near level at 240 and 226. Men’s T20Is flip it, 7-5 to the side setting a total. Australia have won 36 home games and lost 13; see India vs Australia and the Australia team records.
Adelaide Oval capacity and location
Capacity as published on the ground's Wikipedia page (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adelaide_Oval). Figures change with redevelopment and temporary stands.
Ground
City
Country
Capacity
Adelaide Oval
Adelaide
Australia
53,500
Adelaide Oval cricket stats by format
Format
Matches
Won batting first
Won chasing
Avg 1st inns
First match
Latest match
Tests
21
–
–
–
26 Nov 2004
17 Dec 2025
ODIs
33
14
18
240
17 Jan 2003
23 Oct 2025
ODIs (women)
1
0
1
105
3 Feb 2024
3 Feb 2024
T20Is
12
7
5
174
12 Jan 2011
11 Feb 2024
T20Is (women)
5
3
1
155
22 Feb 2017
21 Feb 2026
Adelaide Oval Pitch Report: Average Scores and Chasing
Matches with a result decided by DLS are left out of this table. The last column shows the most recent ten first innings where there are enough matches.
Format
Matches
Avg 1st inns
Avg 2nd inns
Highest chased
Lowest defended
Avg 1st inns, last 10
ODIs
33
240
226
299
203
253
ODIs (women)
1
105
106
106
–
–
T20Is
11
173
147
170
158
–
T20Is (women)
4
155
121
170
113
–
Adelaide Test Pitch: Average Score by Innings
Format
Tests
1st inns
2nd inns
3rd inns
4th inns
Highest 4th-inns chase
Tests
21
408
339
213
194
187
Adelaide Oval Tests records
Tests in this record book: 21, from Nov 2004 to Dec 2025.
Most runs
Batter
M
Inns
Runs
HS
Avg
SR
100s
50s
MJ Clarke Australia
10
17
1,414
230
94.27
62.59
7
3
DA Warner Australia
10
19
1,202
335*
70.71
71.29
4
2
RT Ponting Australia
8
14
870
221
72.50
58.00
3
3
TM Head Australia
7
11
814
175
81.40
73.53
4
2
M Labuschagne Australia
7
12
670
163
60.91
50.22
3
2
MEK Hussey Australia
7
12
656
103
59.64
49.36
1
6
SPD Smith Australia
11
20
652
162*
43.47
54.33
1
4
UT Khawaja Australia
7
14
559
145
46.58
47.86
1
3
V Kohli India
5
10
527
141
52.70
54.27
3
1
BJ Haddin Australia
6
10
498
169
99.60
65.18
2
2
Most wickets
Bowler
M
Inns
Wkts
Best
Avg
Econ
5w
NM Lyon Australia
15
28
68
7/152
25.66
2.61
4
MA Starc Australia
11
21
59
6/48
18.07
3.00
3
JR Hazlewood Australia
7
14
41
6/70
16.83
2.71
3
PJ Cummins Australia
7
14
32
5/57
20.88
2.98
1
MG Johnson Australia
5
10
31
7/40
22.97
3.21
2
PM Siddle Australia
7
13
22
5/49
37.32
3.32
1
JM Anderson England
5
10
19
5/43
28.32
2.75
1
B Lee Australia
3
6
17
5/105
30.59
3.15
1
R Ashwin India
4
7
17
4/55
31.76
2.68
0
SM Boland Australia
3
6
12
3/16
19.17
2.84
0
Highest individual scores
Batter
Score
Balls
4s
6s
Against
Date
DA Warner Australia
335*
418
39
2
Pakistan
29 Nov 2019
MJ Clarke Australia
230
257
40
1
South Africa
22 Nov 2012
KP Pietersen England
227
308
34
1
Australia
3 Dec 2010
RT Ponting Australia
221
404
21
0
India
24 Jan 2012
JL Langer Australia
215
368
25
3
New Zealand
26 Nov 2004
Best bowling figures
Bowler
Figures
Overs
Against
Date
MG Johnson Australia
7/40
17.2
England
5 Dec 2013
MJ Hoggard England
7/109
42
Australia
1 Dec 2006
NM Lyon Australia
7/152
34.1
India
9 Dec 2014
MA Starc Australia
6/48
14.1
India
6 Dec 2024
MA Starc Australia
6/66
25
Pakistan
29 Nov 2019
Adelaide Oval Highest Score in Tests
Team
Total
Overs
Against
Venue
Date
England
620/5
152
Australia
Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
3 Dec 2010
Australia
604/7
157
India
Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
24 Jan 2012
Australia
589/3
127
Pakistan
Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
29 Nov 2019
Australia
575/8
155.2
New Zealand
Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
26 Nov 2004
Australia
570/9
158
England
Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
5 Dec 2013
Lowest all-out totals
Team
Total
Overs
Against
Venue
Date
India
36
21.2
Australia
Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
17 Dec 2020
West Indies
77
40.5
Australia
Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
8 Dec 2022
West Indies
120
35.2
Australia
Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
17 Jan 2024
England
129
73
Australia
Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
1 Dec 2006
Australia
138
58
England
Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
2 Dec 2017
Adelaide Oval ODIs records
ODIs in this record book: 33, from Jan 2003 to Oct 2025.
Most runs
Batter
M
Inns
Runs
HS
Avg
SR
100s
50s
MJ Clarke Australia
14
14
590
117
53.64
86.38
1
3
DA Warner Australia
8
8
469
179
58.62
101.52
2
1
KC Sangakkara Sri Lanka
8
8
416
128
59.43
80.46
1
3
TM Head Australia
5
5
329
128
65.80
94.54
1
2
SE Marsh Australia
7
7
313
131
44.71
87.92
1
1
DPMD Jayawardene Sri Lanka
8
8
310
80
38.75
81.15
0
3
RT Ponting Australia
10
10
309
107*
44.14
87.29
1
3
TM Dilshan Sri Lanka
8
8
294
106
49.00
77.57
1
2
MS Dhoni India
6
6
262
58*
131.00
83.97
0
3
SR Watson Australia
8
8
261
64*
43.50
83.92
0
3
Most wickets
Bowler
M
Inns
Wkts
Best
Avg
Econ
5w
CJ McKay Australia
7
7
17
5/28
17.18
4.41
1
B Lee Australia
9
9
13
4/38
29.08
4.61
0
MG Johnson Australia
6
6
12
4/45
23.25
4.81
0
GB Hogg Australia
7
7
11
2/16
22.64
4.12
0
NW Bracken Australia
6
6
11
3/21
22.82
4.58
0
MA Starc Australia
7
7
11
4/42
28.82
5.18
0
PJ Cummins Australia
5
5
10
4/24
20.80
4.43
0
SL Malinga Sri Lanka
5
5
10
3/32
23.10
4.73
0
JR Hazlewood Australia
6
6
10
4/35
25.60
4.49
0
JM Anderson England
5
5
9
2/45
23.89
4.54
0
Highest individual scores
Batter
Score
Balls
4s
6s
Against
Date
DA Warner Australia
179
128
19
5
Pakistan
26 Jan 2017
DJ Malan England
134
128
12
4
Australia
17 Nov 2022
SE Marsh Australia
131
123
11
3
India
15 Jan 2019
TM Head Australia
128
137
9
3
Pakistan
26 Jan 2017
KC Sangakkara Sri Lanka
128
155
12
0
India
19 Feb 2008
Best bowling figures
Bowler
Figures
Overs
Against
Date
CJ McKay Australia
5/28
9.5
Sri Lanka
8 Mar 2012
Haris Rauf Pakistan
5/29
8
Australia
8 Nov 2024
PT Collins West Indies
5/43
10
Australia
26 Jan 2005
RJ Harris Australia
5/43
10
Pakistan
26 Jan 2010
Sohail Khan Pakistan
5/55
10
India
15 Feb 2015
Adelaide Oval Highest Score in ODIs
Team
Total
Overs
Against
Venue
Date
Australia
369/7
50
Pakistan
Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
26 Jan 2017
Pakistan
312
49.1
Australia
Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
26 Jan 2017
India
300/7
50
Pakistan
Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
15 Feb 2015
England
299/8
50
Australia
Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
26 Jan 2011
India
299/4
49.2
Australia
Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
15 Jan 2019
Lowest all-out totals
Team
Total
Overs
Against
Venue
Date
England
110
34.3
Australia
Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
26 Jan 2007
England
120
37.5
New Zealand
Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
23 Jan 2007
England
152
48.3
Australia
Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
19 Jan 2003
India
153
41.2
Australia
Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
17 Feb 2008
Australia
163
35
Pakistan
Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
8 Nov 2024
Adelaide Oval T20Is records
T20Is in this record book: 12, from Jan 2011 to Feb 2024.
Most runs
Batter
M
Inns
Runs
HS
Avg
SR
100s
50s
V Kohli India
3
3
204
90*
204.00
146.76
0
3
AJ Finch Australia
5
5
190
64
47.50
150.79
0
2
GJ Maxwell Australia
2
2
182
120*
182.00
219.28
1
1
DA Warner Australia
4
4
169
100*
56.33
150.89
1
0
SR Watson Australia
3
3
118
59
39.33
153.25
0
1
RR Rossouw South Africa
2
2
103
78
51.50
149.28
0
1
AD Hales England
1
1
86
86*
–
182.98
0
1
MP O’Dowd Netherlands
2
2
81
52
40.50
103.85
0
1
JC Buttler England
1
1
80
80*
–
163.27
0
1
Nazmul Hossain Shanto Bangladesh
2
2
75
54
37.50
102.74
0
1
Most wickets
Bowler
M
Inns
Wkts
Best
Avg
Econ
5w
A Zampa Australia
3
3
7
3/14
11.14
6.50
0
SR Watson Australia
3
3
6
4/15
8.67
5.78
0
BD Glover Netherlands
2
2
5
3/9
7.60
6.33
0
Shaheen Shah Afridi Pakistan
1
1
4
4/22
5.50
5.50
0
BFW de Leede Netherlands
2
2
4
2/14
9.75
5.57
0
PA van Meekeren Netherlands
2
2
4
3/29
15.50
8.86
0
JP Faulkner Australia
3
3
4
3/20
20.00
8.00
0
HH Pandya India
3
3
4
2/28
24.75
11.00
0
KJ Abbott South Africa
1
1
3
3/21
7.00
5.25
0
J Little Ireland
1
1
3
3/22
7.33
5.50
0
Highest individual scores
Batter
Score
Balls
4s
6s
Against
Date
GJ Maxwell Australia
120*
55
12
8
West Indies
11 Feb 2024
DA Warner Australia
100*
56
10
4
Sri Lanka
27 Oct 2019
V Kohli India
90*
55
9
2
Australia
26 Jan 2016
AD Hales England
86*
47
4
7
India
10 Nov 2022
JC Buttler England
80*
49
10
3
India
10 Nov 2022
Best bowling figures
Bowler
Figures
Overs
Against
Date
SR Watson Australia
4/15
4
England
12 Jan 2011
Shaheen Shah Afridi Pakistan
4/22
4
Bangladesh
6 Nov 2022
BD Glover Netherlands
3/9
2
South Africa
6 Nov 2022
A Zampa Australia
3/14
4
Sri Lanka
27 Oct 2019
JP Faulkner Australia
3/20
3
Sri Lanka
22 Feb 2017
Highest T20I Totals at Adelaide
Team
Total
Overs
Against
Venue
Date
Australia
241/4
20
West Indies
Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
11 Feb 2024
Australia
233/2
20
Sri Lanka
Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
27 Oct 2019
West Indies
207/9
20
Australia
Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
11 Feb 2024
India
188/3
20
Australia
Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
26 Jan 2016
Australia
187/6
20
Sri Lanka
Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
22 Feb 2017
Lowest all-out totals
Team
Total
Overs
Against
Venue
Date
Zimbabwe
117
19.2
Netherlands
Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
2 Nov 2022
Sri Lanka
146
18
Australia
Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
22 Feb 2017
Australia
151
19.3
India
Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
26 Jan 2016
Adelaide Oval T20Is (women) records
T20Is in this record book: 5, from Feb 2017 to Feb 2026.
Most runs
Batter
M
Inns
Runs
HS
Avg
SR
100s
50s
BL Mooney Australia
3
3
101
94*
50.50
144.29
0
1
DN Wyatt England
3
3
101
70
50.50
124.69
0
1
TM McGrath Australia
2
2
92
91*
–
180.39
0
1
S Mandhana India
1
1
82
82
82.00
149.09
0
1
MM Lanning Australia
2
2
69
64*
69.00
132.69
0
1
Most wickets
Bowler
M
Inns
Wkts
Best
Avg
Econ
5w
A Wellington Australia
1
1
4
4/16
4.00
4.00
0
TM McGrath Australia
3
3
4
3/26
9.00
5.54
0
SR Patil India
1
1
3
3/22
7.33
5.50
0
G Wareham Australia
2
2
3
3/11
10.00
5.00
0
N Shree Charani India
1
1
3
3/32
10.67
8.00
0
Highest individual scores
Batter
Score
Balls
4s
6s
Against
Date
BL Mooney Australia
94*
63
10
0
England
25 Jan 2025
TM McGrath Australia
91*
49
13
1
England
20 Jan 2022
S Mandhana India
82
55
8
3
Australia
21 Feb 2026
DN Wyatt England
70
54
6
3
Australia
20 Jan 2022
MM Lanning Australia
64*
44
8
0
England
20 Jan 2022
Best bowling figures
Bowler
Figures
Overs
Against
Date
A Wellington Australia
4/16
4
New Zealand
22 Feb 2017
G Wareham Australia
3/11
4
England
25 Jan 2025
SR Patil India
3/22
4
Australia
21 Feb 2026
TM McGrath Australia
3/26
4
England
20 Jan 2022
N Shree Charani India
3/32
4
Australia
21 Feb 2026
Highest totals
Team
Total
Overs
Against
Venue
Date
India
176/6
20
Australia
Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
21 Feb 2026
Australia
170/1
17
England
Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
20 Jan 2022
England
169/4
20
Australia
Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
20 Jan 2022
Australia
162/5
20
England
Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
25 Jan 2025
Australia
159/9
20
India
Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
21 Feb 2026
Adelaide Oval BBL records
BBL matches at this ground: 83, from Dec 2011 to Jan 2026.
Adelaide Oval BBL Pitch Report
Matches
Avg 1st inns
Avg 2nd inns
Won batting first
Won chasing
Highest chased
Lowest defended
Avg 1st inns, last 10
83
166
149
45
36
230
129
173
Most BBL runs at Adelaide Oval
Batter
M
Inns
Runs
HS
Avg
SR
100s
50s
MW Short Adelaide Strikers
40
40
1,378
109
38.28
147.54
2
10
J Weatherald Adelaide Strikers
44
44
1,133
115
27.63
133.45
1
8
AT Carey Adelaide Strikers
32
32
1,052
101
33.94
137.16
2
5
JW Wells AS/HH
36
36
1,025
73
36.61
134.16
0
7
CA Lynn AS/BH
27
27
794
83*
36.09
154.17
0
6
TM Head Adelaide Strikers
30
30
786
101*
30.23
134.82
1
3
TP Ludeman AS/MR
20
20
567
92*
33.35
130.65
0
4
DJM Short AS/HH
15
15
559
73*
43.00
139.40
0
5
Most BBL wickets at Adelaide Oval
Bowler
M
Inns
Wkts
Best
Avg
Econ
5w
PM Siddle AS/MS
39
39
57
5/23
16.96
7.25
1
Rashid Khan Adelaide Strikers
33
33
48
4/22
17.75
6.55
0
WA Agar AS/ST
30
30
40
4/27
21.70
8.69
0
B Laughlin AS/BH
28
28
33
4/26
24.12
8.00
0
KW Richardson AS/MR
24
24
31
4/32
24.13
8.53
0
MG Neser AS/BH
31
31
28
3/26
30.50
8.53
0
HTRY Thornton Adelaide Strikers
15
15
21
4/20
20.90
8.64
0
L Pope AS/SS
14
14
21
3/21
22.33
9.02
0
Highest BBL Score at Adelaide Oval
Batter
Score
Balls
4s
6s
Against
Date
MS Wade Hobart Hurricanes
130*
61
11
7
Adelaide Strikers
26 Jan 2020
J Weatherald Adelaide Strikers
115
70
9
8
Hobart Hurricanes
4 Feb 2018
AD Hales Sydney Thunder
110
56
9
8
Sydney Sixers
22 Jan 2021
MW Short Adelaide Strikers
109
54
10
7
Brisbane Heat
11 Jan 2025
UT Khawaja Sydney Thunder
104*
59
13
3
Adelaide Strikers
21 Jan 2016
Highest BBL Totals at Adelaide
Team
Total
Overs
Against
Venue
Date
Adelaide Strikers
251/5
20
Brisbane Heat
Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
11 Jan 2025
Sydney Thunder
232/5
20
Sydney Sixers
Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
22 Jan 2021
Perth Scorchers
232/4
20
Adelaide Strikers
Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
11 Jan 2026
Adelaide Strikers
230/3
19.3
Hobart Hurricanes
Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
5 Jan 2023
Hobart Hurricanes
229/4
20
Adelaide Strikers
Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
5 Jan 2023
Team results at Adelaide Oval (men, all formats)
Team
Matches
Won
Lost
Drawn
Tied/NR
Australia
52
36
13
3
0
England
17
5
12
0
0
India
16
7
7
1
1
Sri Lanka
11
3
7
0
1
Pakistan
8
3
5
0
0
New Zealand
7
2
5
0
0
South Africa
7
3
3
1
0
West Indies
6
0
5
1
0
Bangladesh
3
1
2
0
0
Ireland
2
0
2
0
0
Latest matches at Adelaide Oval
Match
Date
Venue
Result
India v Australia
21 Feb 2026
Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
India won by 17 runs
Australia v England
17 Dec 2025
Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
Australia won by 82 runs
India v Australia
23 Oct 2025
Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
Australia won by 2 wickets
Australia v England
25 Jan 2025
Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
Australia won by 72 runs
India v Australia
6 Dec 2024
Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
Australia won by 10 wickets
Australia v Pakistan
8 Nov 2024
Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
Pakistan won by 9 wickets
Australia v West Indies
11 Feb 2024
Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
Australia won by 34 runs
South Africa v Australia
3 Feb 2024
Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
Australia won by 8 wickets
West Indies v Australia
17 Jan 2024
Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
Australia won by 10 wickets
Australia v West Indies
8 Dec 2022
Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
Australia won by 419 runs
Run Scorers, Wicket Takers and Record Totals
Michael Clarke (Australia) has the most Test runs here, 1,414 at 94.27, and the most ODI runs, 590. David Warner (Australia) made the top Test score, 335 not out against Pakistan on 29 Nov 2019, and the top ODI score, 179. Nathan Lyon (Australia) heads the Test wickets on 68. England’s 620/5 in Dec 2010 is the highest Test total and India’s 36 all out on 17 Dec 2020 the lowest; see England vs Australia.
In T20Is, Virat Kohli (India) has 204 runs in 3 innings, and Glenn Maxwell (Australia) struck 120 not out off 55 balls in Feb 2024.
Adelaide Oval BBL Pitch Report: What 83 Matches Show
Adelaide Oval has hosted more Big Bash than international cricket: 83 BBL fixtures covering 18 Dec 2011 through 17 Jan 2026. Setting a total leads the head count, 45 wins to 36. Sides batting first average 166, the chasing side 149, and the latest ten openers have pushed par up to 173. The record pursuit came on 5 Jan 2023, when Adelaide Strikers ran down 230 versus Hobart Hurricanes; at the other end, 129 has been held.
Matt Short of the Adelaide Strikers owns the run list with 1,378. Peter Siddle, who played for the Strikers and Melbourne Stars, has 57 wickets. The Strikers sit at both ends of the totals table, 251/5 in Jan 2025 and 87 all out in Jan 2012. See the BBL records.
Questions about Adelaide Oval
Is the Adelaide Oval pitch good for batting or bowling?
Early on it is one of the best for batting, as Test sides make 408 on average batting first and 339 in reply. Bowlers take over later, as the third and fourth innings average 213 and 194. Over 50 overs, men’s first innings come to 240 on average.
Is Adelaide Oval better for batting first or chasing?
In men’s ODIs, chasers lead slightly, 18-14. In men’s T20Is, setting a total has worked better, 7-5, and in Tests no fourth-innings chase has gone past 187.
What is the highest score at Adelaide Oval?
The team record is England’s 620/5, made in Dec 2010. David Warner’s 335 not out for Australia against Pakistan on 29 Nov 2019 tops the individual list, and Australia’s 369/7 against Pakistan in Jan 2017 heads the ODI totals.
Is Adelaide Oval better for batting first in the BBL?
By a small margin. Setting a total has brought 45 wins in 83 Big Bash games, chasing 36, though a pursuit of 230 has succeeded.
What is the highest BBL score at Adelaide Oval?
The Strikers’ 251/5 versus Brisbane Heat on 11 Jan 2025 heads the team list. Matthew Wade’s unbeaten 130 off 61 balls, struck for Hobart Hurricanes in Jan 2020, is the best by any batter.
What is the seating capacity of Adelaide Oval?
Adelaide Oval holds about 53,500 spectators, going by its published capacity. Capacity can change after redevelopment or when temporary stands are added for big events.