FACTS Opened 1871 Capacity 53,583 (including standing room) Ends City End, Cathedral End Location Adelaide, Australia Time Zone UTC +10:30 Home to South Australia and Adelaide Strikers Floodlights Yes Curator Damien Hough India tour of Australia, 2018-19 matches scheduled at this venue: AUS vs IND, 1st Test (Dec 06-Dec 10, 2018) AUS vs IND, 2nd ODI (Jan 15, 2019) Venue description: The Adelaide Oval remains one of cricket's most picturesque Test venues despite recent developments to increase the capacity and upgrade the facilities. Its position, situated amid gardens and trees and with the spire of St Peter's Cathedral as a backdrop, gives it a quintessentially English feel. The stadium hosted its first ODI back in 1975 when Australia took on the West Indies. Over the years, many riveting contests have taken place at Adelaide Oval. How does the pitch play? Generally, the Adelaide Oval is reckoned to be the best batting wicket in Australia. It plays very flat on the first three days of a Test match and as the match wears on it brings the spinners into the game. STATS - TEST Total matches 76 Matches won batting first 36 Matches won bowling first 21 Average 1st Inns scores 386 Average 2nd Inns scores 359 Average 3rd Inns scores 281 Average 4th Inns scores 213 Highest total recorded 674/10 (151.3 Ov) by AUS vs IND Lowest total recorded 82/10 (25.7 Ov) by AUS vs WI Go to article to read more....
