Adelaide is one of the important venues of Test cricket and often regarded amongst the most picturesque grounds in the world. While the Australian grounds are known for its pace and bounce, Adelaide dishes out true surface that aids stroke making and we can easy plenty of runs being scored.
As far as India is concerned, Adelaide is a regular Test center whenever they tour Australia and so far have played 13 Tests at this venue since 1948. So here are some of records of Indian Test team here over the years.
India’s Test Record at Adelaide Oval
| Span | 1948-Present |
| Matches | 14 |
| Won | 2 |
| Lost | 9 |
| Tied | 0 |
| Drawn | 3 |
| Win % | 14.28 |
| Highest Team Score | 526 |
| Lowest Team Score | 36 |
India’s Test Match Results at Adelaide Oval
| Team 1 | Team 2 | Result | Match Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| AUS (674) | IND (381 (fo) & 277) | AUS won by inns & 16 runs | 23 Jan 1948 |
| AUS (355 & 369) | IND (307 & 251) | AUS won by 146 runs | 23 Dec 1967 |
| AUS (505 & 256) | IND (269 & 445) | AUS won by 47 runs | 28 Jan 1978 |
| AUS (528 & 221/7d) | IND (419 & 135/8) | Match Drawn | 23 Jan 1981 |
| AUS (381 & 17/0) | IND (520) | Match Drawn | 13 Dec 1985 |
| AUS (145 & 451) | IND (225 & 333) | AUS won by 38 runs | 25 Jan 1992 |
| AUS (441 & 239/8d) | IND (285 & 110) | AUS won by 285 runs | 10 Dec 1999 |
| AUS (556 & 196) | IND (523 & 233/6) | IND won by 4 wickets | 12 Dec 2003 |
| IND (526 & 269/7d) | AUS (563) | Match Drawn | 24 Jan 2008 |
| AUS (604/7d & 167/5d) | IND (272 & 201) | AUS won by 298 runs | 24 Jan 2012 |
| AUS (517/7d & 290/5d) | IND (444 & 315) | AUS won by 48 runs | 9 Dec 2014 |
| IND (250 & 307) | AUS (235 & 291) | IND won by 31 runs | 6 Dec 2018 |
| IND (244 & 36) | AUS (191 & 93/2) | AUS won by 8 wickets | 17 Dec 2020 |
| IND (180 & 175) | AUS (337 & 19/0) | AUS won by 10 wickets | 6 Dec 2024 |
Check India’s record at other Australian venues
India Record in Perth (Optus Stadium)
India Test Records in Brisbane (The Gabba)
India Test Records in Adelaide (Adelaide Oval)
Key Stats
2 – India have played two Tests at Adelaide. While their first win came in the 2003/04 series, India secured their second win at this venue during the 2018/19 series.
3 – India has crossed 500-run mark in an innings at this venue thrice with the highest of 526 coming in the 2008 series where Sachin Tendulkar scored a magnificent 153. Find out India’s highest ever Test totals here.
36 – India’s lowest ever Test total came at this venue and it happened in the famous 2020/21 series. The men in blue got bowled out for a mere 36 runs in their second innings of the Test and faced a 8 wicket loss. Find out the top ten lowest Test totals by any team here.
298 – India’s highest margin of defeat at his venue came in 2011 where they lost by 298 runs thanks double centuries in the first innings by Michael Clarke (210) and Ricky Ponting (221). Find out largest wins in Test cricket by run margin here.
509 – Runs scored by Virat Kohli at Adelaide in Test cricket and this is the most by an Indian batter here in 4 Tests. Rahul Dravid comes next with 401 runs at Adelaide.
Only Kohli (3) and Vijay Hazare (2) have scored more than one Test century among Indian batters. The other batters to have struck a century at Adelaide are Virender Sehwag, Dravid, Sachin Tendulkar, Sunil Gavaskar, Sandeep Patil, Dattu Phadkar and Mohammad Azharuddin.
233 by Rahul Dravid is the highest individual score registered by an Indian batter at Adelaide, followed by Sandeep Patil’s 174 in 1981.
19 – Former Indian skipper Kapil Dev has taken the most number of wickets at this venue. He has 19 scalps from 3 games at an average of 23.10 with two five-wicket hauls and 8/106 is the best figures by an Indian at Adelaide.
He is closely followed by Ravi Ashwin who has taken 16 wickets in three games at Adelaide. Aside from Kapil and Ashwin, Ajit Agarkar (13) and Anil Kumble (10) are the only other bowlers from India to scalp 10 or more wickets. Find out R Ashwin’s country-wise Test bowling records here.
6 – Number of Indian bowlers to have taken a five-wicket haul at Adelaide in Tests. While Kapil Dev is only one to do it twice, Agarkar, Kumble, Abid Ali, Bhagwat Chandrasekhar and RF Surti have done it once.
