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
| Span | 1948-Present |
| Matches | 13 |
| Won | 2 |
| Lost | 8 |
| Tied | 0 |
| Drawn | 3 |
| Win % | 15.38 |
| Highest Team Score | 526 |
| Lowest Team Score | 36 |
You can also find similar stats for India in other Australian venues here.
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.
