BGT 2024-25 Test series: Adelaide Oval pitch history and Test records
The second match of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy (BGT) series will begin tomorrow afternoon (December 6) at the Adelaide Oval. It is a day/night match, with the pink ball set to be used for the battle between India and Australia.
India do not have fond memories of playing pink-ball cricket in Australia. The last time the Indian team played a day/night Test match Down Under, the Aussies bundled them out for just 36 runs.
Rohit Sharma and co. will be out for revenge when they take the field in Adelaide. Here's a quick look at the pitch history of the venue for the second Test.
Adelaide Oval Test records
Adelaide has hosted 82 Test matches, with Australia having an impressive 45-18 win-loss record at this venue. Only 23.17% of Tests have ended in a draw, which is why fans should expect a clear winner in this match.
Here are some other important numbers to know from previous Test matches played in Adelaide:
Test matches played: 82
Won by teams batting first: 40
Won by teams batting second: 23
Drawn: 19
Highest individual score: 335* - David Warner (AUS) vs Pakistan, 2019
Best bowling figures (innings): 8/43 - Albert Trott (ENG) vs Australia, 1895
Best bowling figures (match): 14/199 - Clarence Grimmett (AUS) vs South Africa, 1932
Highest team total: 674 - Australia vs India, 1948
Lowest team total: 36 - India vs Australia, 2020
Highest successful run-chase: 315/6 - Australia vs England, 1902
Average first innings score: 386
AUS vs IND Head-to-head in Adelaide: Played - 13, Won by AUS - 8, Won by IND - 2, Drawn - 3.
Adelaide Oval pitch report
The Adelaide Oval pitch report will be live on TV before Rohit Sharma and Pat Cummins come out for the toss. The pitch in Adelaide has been better for batting compared to other Australian venues.
Average rate in Tests at this venue has been more than three, while the average first-innings score has also been 300+. However, the pink ball can make things difficult for the batters.
Adelaide Oval last Test match
Australia decimated West Indies by 10 wickets in the last Test played in Adelaide earlier this year. Batting first, the Caribbean side managed only 188. In response, Travis Head's hundred powered Australia to 283. Josh Hazlewood's five-wicket haul helped Australia bowl their opponents out for just 120 in the second innings.
Chasing mere 26 for a win, the Aussies finished the run-chase in just 6.4 overs.
Here's a summary of that game:
Brief scores: West Indies 188 (Kirk McKenzie 50, Pat Cummins 4/41) & 120 (Kirk McKenzie 26, Josh Hazlewood 5/35) lost to Australia 283 (Travis Head 119, Shamar Joseph 5/94) & 26/0 (Steve Smith 11*, Kemar Roach 0/6) by 10 wickets.