Adelaide Oval Stadium, Pitch Report: Batting And Bowling Adelaide Strikers vs Sydney Sixers, 2nd Match Preview (12/14/22): Big Bash League 2022-23 – Live Cricket Score
Christopher Duran
Updated on April 02, 2026
The Adelaide Oval, tucked against the splendour of magnificent gardens and swaying trees, provides a picturesque setting. The $575 million redevelopment of the stadium between 2008 and 2014, which included the construction of two additional stands on the stadium’s southern and eastern flanks, may have taken away the stadium’s beautiful facade.
The Northern Hill, the famed Moreton Bay Figs, and the vintage scoreboard, on the other hand, evoke nostalgia. The stadium hosted its inaugural One-Day International (ODI) in 1975, when Australia faced the West Indies. Many thrilling matches have taken place at Adelaide Oval throughout the years, notably West Indies’ famous comeback from the jaws of defeat to defeat Australia by one run in a Test match.
Trust that the irony of this isn’t lost on me, but after covering four AL Grand Finals, my all-time favourite happened to be in 2016 between Adelaide United and Western Sydney. Even though it was played at a non-football stadium in Adelaide Oval, the atmosphere was unbelievable.
— Lucy Zelić (@LucyZelic) December 12, 2022
- Established 1873
- Capacity 50,000
- Playing area 190.2m long, 126.2m wide
- Floodlights Yes
- End names City End, Cathedral End
- Home team South Australia
- Other sports Australian Rules Football (since 1877)
- Rugby League (1997-1998) as well as archery
- athletics
- baseball
- cycling
- american football
- highland games
- hockey
- lacrosse
- lawn tennis
- rugby union
- quoits and soccer
- Curator Les Burdett
- Current local time 18:52, Tue Dec 13, 2022 (UTC +1030)
Bowling or batting
The Adelaide Oval is often regarded as Australia’s greatest batting wicket.
pitch play?
The Adelaide Oval is often regarded as Australia’s greatest batting wicket. The first three days of a Test match are extremely flat, and as the match progresses, it brings in the spinners. Adelaide began hosting drop-in pitches in 2013.
What is a drop-in pitch?
A drop-in pitch is a cricket pitch that is prepared away from the ground or location where it will be used and then “dropped in” for a cricket match. This enables multi-purpose grounds to accommodate different sports and activities with greater flexibility than a specialised cricket site.
