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Adelaide Oval
Adelaide, Australia · 83 BBL matches here
Cricket has been played on the oval since December 1873 and Tests since December 1884, and the hand-operated scoreboard of 1911 still works.
- Opened
- 1873
- Capacity
- 53,500 seats
- Ends
- River End · Cathedral End
- Home to
- Adelaide Strikers (BBL)
Batting first here
6 of 15 won batting first over the last three years. All-time 57% (52 of 92). BBL and T20Is.
Every first innings here
15 of 93reached par (182). Median 168.
Recent BBL first innings average 170; games here have scored about 4% above their leagues' averages. Medians by era: 2008–2017 161, 2018–2022 168, 2023 onward 165.
Weather: dry, like 13 Jan 2026
Rain risk
of games in dry weather at Australian BBL grounds were shortened (26 of 639).
13 January 2026 at Adelaide Oval: 22 °C, humidity 49%, wind 17 km/h and 0 mm of rain during the hours of play. 7 of 430 evenings within three weeks of 6 January in the last 10 years had at least 1 mm of rain at Adelaide Oval during these hours.
These conditions are dry, with no rain expected during the match. Only 4% of games at Australian BBL grounds in similar weather were shortened or washed out, so rain should not be a factor. Heat and wind have made no measurable difference to first-innings scoring at Australian BBL grounds.
During play: 22.3 °C on average, humidity 49%, wind 18 km/h gusting to 44. Humidity climbs from 35% to 64%; at Australian BBL grounds, chasing success hasn't varied with humidity.
Weather: wet, like 18 Dec 2023
Rain risk
of games in wet weather at Australian BBL grounds were shortened or washed out (37 of 101).
18 December 2023 at Adelaide Oval: 20 °C, humidity 82%, wind 15 km/h and 1.4 mm of rain during the hours of play. 7 of 430 evenings within three weeks of 6 January in the last 10 years had at least 1 mm of rain at Adelaide Oval during these hours.
These conditions carry a medium rain risk, with 1.4 mm of rain during the hours of play, the wettest spell from 19:30 to 20:30 overlapping the first innings. At Australian BBL grounds, 37% of games in similar wet weather were shortened or washed out. Heat and wind have made no measurable difference to scoring.
During play: 20.5 °C on average, humidity 82%, wind 15 km/h gusting to 42. Humidity climbs from 76% to 86%; at Australian BBL grounds, chasing success hasn't varied with humidity.
Heaviest rain 19:30–20:30, mostly over the first innings. Runs figures assume 20 overs. If overs are lost, totals and par come down.
Weather: hot, like 3 Jan 2025
Rain risk
of games in dry weather at Australian BBL grounds were shortened (26 of 639).
3 January 2025 at Adelaide Oval: 32 °C, humidity 16%, wind 4 km/h and 0 mm of rain during the hours of play. 7 of 430 evenings within three weeks of 6 January in the last 10 years had at least 1 mm of rain at Adelaide Oval during these hours.
These conditions are hot and dry, with no rain expected during the match. Only 4% of games at Australian BBL grounds in similar weather have been shortened or washed out, so a full game is likely. Heat and wind have made no measurable difference to first-innings scoring at these grounds.
During play: 31.5 °C on average, humidity 16%, wind 4 km/h gusting to 18.