Adelaide, Australia
Adelaide Oval
Opened 187353,500 seatsAdelaide Strikers (BBL)
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- Par
- 180
- Recent average
- 179
- Men's T20s
- 95
- BBL matches
- 83
What do they score here?
180Par
179Average since Sept 2023
167All-time median
251Highest
92Lowest
+4%Against their leagues
100150180200250
30 of 92 reached par.
By era
| Innings from | Innings | Median | Mean |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008–2017 | 29 | 161 | 163.5 |
| 2018–2022 | 44 | 170 | 167.9 |
| 2023 onward | 19 | 165 | 177.2 |
Bat first or chase?
56%51 of 91 won batting first, all-time
40%6 of 15 won batting first since Sept 2023
What total is safe here?
First inningsDefended
Under 15018%4 of 22
150–16954%14 of 26
170–18975%21 of 28
190–20971%5 of 7
210+88%7 of 8
Who has played here?
| Competition | Matches | First | Last | First-innings median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BBL | 83 | Dec 2011 | Jan 2026 | 165 |
| T20I (Full Members) | 12 | Jan 2011 | Feb 2024 | 176 |
The ground
Cricket has been played on the oval since December 1873 and Tests since December 1884, and the hand-operated scoreboard of 1911 still works.
The playing area is long and narrow at 190 m by 125 m, and the first day-night Test was played here in November 2015.
- Opened
- 1873
- Capacity
- 53,500
- Ends
- River End · Cathedral End
- Floodlights
- 1997
- Square
- Drop-in, since 2013
- Home to
- Adelaide Strikers (BBL)
- First Test
- December 1884, Australia v England
KFC BBL|16 here
Questions
- What is a good T20 score at Adelaide Oval?
- Oddsworth's par score at Adelaide Oval is 180. Since September 2023, first innings in men's T20s here have averaged 179 across 15 innings.
- Is it better to bat first or chase at Adelaide Oval?
- Chasing has the edge lately. Teams batting first have won 6 of the 15 completed men's T20s since September 2023, and 51 of 91 all-time.
- What total is safe to defend at Adelaide Oval?
- Teams making 210 or more in the first innings have defended it in 7 of 8 games here. For totals between 190 and 209, 5 of 7; between 170 and 189, 21 of 28; between 150 and 169, 14 of 26; under 150, 4 of 22.
- Is Adelaide Oval a high-scoring ground?
- A little above average. First innings here run about 4% above the average for the BBL and T20Is at other grounds.
- What is the highest T20 total at Adelaide Oval?
- The highest first-innings total in a men's T20 here is 251, and the lowest is 92.
- Which competitions are played at Adelaide Oval?
- 95 men's T20s have been played here since 2011: 83 in the BBL and 12 in T20Is.