Quick facts
| Stadium Name | Adelaide Oval |
| Place, Country | North Adelaide, Australia |
| Established | 1871 |
| Seating Capacity | 53,500 |
The Adelaide Oval is one of the world's most iconic cricket stadiums, regularly home to Australia Test matches as well as playing host to the Big Bash League team the Adelaide Strikers. Our OCB guide to the Adelaide Oval tells you everything you need to know so read on for more.
Opened all the way back in 1871, this historic venue has gone through a lot of stages of redevelopment and it even hosts concerts these days - Adele played to 70,000 people here in 2017.
The nearby spire of St Peter's Cathedral makes the Adelaide Oval instantly recognisable. As well as being one of Australia's top cricket grounds, the Adelaide Oval also hosts Australian rules football while soccer, tennis and both codes of rugby have all been played here as well.
Adelaide Oval Pitch Report
Traditionally, the Adelaide Oval provides a very well balanced pitch with pace and bounce early in the game for bowlers, with spin coming into the equation later in the match. The Adelaide Oval pitch report shows that it tends to be a fairly high-scoring ground, though it was here that India famously collapsed to just 36 all out in their December 2020 Test visit to South Australia.
According to data that has been compiled at Cricmetric.com, the average first innings score for Twenty20 matches at the Adelaide Oval has been in excess of 150 every year since 2014. In the majority (54.5%) of the T20 matches hosted by the Adelaide Oval, the chasing team has won the game, with the team batting first and setting a target winning 43.9% of the matches.
Leg-break bowlers have the lowest T20 average at Adelaide Oval, with medium pacers the most expensive in terms of runs leaked per over bowled at the historic venue. Off-break bowlers have been shown to be the least efficient, costing nearly 40 runs per wicket taken at Adelaide Oval.
Glenn Maxwell and David Warner have both scored centuries in T20 internationals here. Over 200 runs have been tallied in three T20 internationals played at the Adelaide Oval ground to date.
FAQs
What is the average score in T20 matches at Adelaide Oval?
Since 2014, the average first innings T20 score at Adelaide Oval every year has been over 150. However, this does not tend to be enough as most T20 matches at the venue see the second team to bat win the game by successfully chasing down the target that they have been set.
What kind of pitch is at Adelaide Oval?
The pitch at Adelaide Oval tends to offer pace and bounce at the start of a Twenty20 match, but gradually becomes more spin-friendly as the game goes on. It is regarded as a good pitch.
What is the weather at Adelaide Oval?
The Adelaide Oval pitch report is obviously highly dependent on the weather, with this part of South Australia usually enjoying hot and humid summers. It can be prone to thunderstorms, so this is worth keeping in mind when placing bets on Twenty20 matches at the Adelaide Oval.
Does the pitch favour batting or bowling?
Most T20 matches at the Adelaide Oval see the chasing team win the game, so on that basis the Adelaide Oval pitch report appears to support bowling first when winning the toss here.
