The iconic Adelaide Oval is all set to hog all the limelight as international cricket will return to the venue after almost 11 months tomorrow. Having last hosted an Ashes Test match in December 2021, Adelaide will be hosting its first T20I in the last three years.
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The introduction of a seventh and last ICC T20 World Cup 2022 venue will be done on yet another double-header day. An afternoon match between Zimbabwe and Netherlands will be followed by a night match between India and Bangladesh. In addition to belonging to Group 2, another primary commonality between both these matches is the presence of bad weather throughout the match hours on Wednesday.
Adelaide Oval T20 records (updated on November 6, 2022)
India and England, scheduled to participate in Adelaide semi-final on November 10, 2022, have never lost a T20I at this venue in the past. While India have won two T20Is here, England had won their solitary T20I at the Adelaide Oval 11 years ago.
Highest T20I run-scorers at this venue are Aaron Finch (190), David Warner (172), Virat Kohli (154), Shane Watson (118) and Glenn Maxwell (116).
Other batters set to play the second semi-final at this stadium to have also scored more than 30 runs here are KL Rahul (50), Rohit Sharma (33) and Suryakumar Yadav (30).
Highest wicket-takers in Adelaide T20Is are Adam Zampa (8), Shane Watson (6), Brandon Glover (5), Shaheen Shah Afridi (4), Bas de Leede (4), Paul van Meekeren (4), Hardik Pandya (4) and James Faulkner (4). Although no current English bowler has played a T20I here, India’s Arshdeep Singh (2), Ravichandran Ashwin (2) and Mohammed Shami (1) have dismissed batters in Adelaide T20Is in the past.
Highest innings total in Adelaide T20Is (updated on November 6, 2022)
| Score | Overs | Team | Opposition | Year |
| 233/2 | 20 | Australia | Sri Lanka | 2019 |
| 188/3 | 20 | India | Australia | 2016 |
| 187/6 | 20 | Australia | Sri Lanka | 2017 |
| 185/6 | 20 | New Zealand | Ireland | 2022 |
| 184/6 | 20 | India | Bangladesh | 2022 |
200-run mark has been touched only once in 22 T20I innings at the Adelaide Oval. Out of the 11 T20Is to have been played here over the years, seven have been won by teams batting first (including four out of last five) and four by teams batting second (including the latest one).
Highest successful run-chase at this venue in this format belongs to England for chasing down a 158-run target in an enthralling last-ball finish against Australia in the first T20I here 11 years ago.
