 "India come into the Adelaide Test against Australia on the back of a 295-run win in the first Test. AP")
Team India will look to double their lead in the five-match Test series against Australia when the two teams lock horns in the second Test at the Adelaide Oval that starts from Friday (6 December). The Test will be a Day-Night affair and will be played with pink balls. India, led by Jasprit Bumrah, had won the first Test at Perth’s Optus Stadium by 295 runs . India were missing regular captain Rohit Sharma in Perth after he decided to skip the series opener following the birth of his second child.
India made a successful recovery after they were bowled out for 150 in the first innings. Jasprit Bumrah picked up eight wickets across both innings, including a five-wicket haul in the first. Virat Kohli and Yashasvi Jaiswal scored centuries in the second innings , whereas KL Rahul scored 77, with the trio setting up the platform for India’s victory. Australia were set a target of 534 after India declared their second innings at 487/6.
Australia’s top-order batters collapsed quickly and despite Travis Head’s knock of 89, the hosts were running out of options in the end before being bowled out for 238.
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India will be looking to bury the ghosts of the past in Adelaide. The last time the team was in Adelaide for a Test match was in December 2020, when the Virat Kohli-led side were all out for 36 in their second innings , India’s lowest Test score till date. Australia went on to win that match by eight wickets, but India scripted an inspired comeback soon after to clinch the four-match series 2-1.
Sure, there’s a lot of history when India play Australia in Adelaide. Which is why now is a good time for us to look back at some important statistics as far as their Test rivalry in Adelaide is concerned.
Impact Shorts
More ShortsIndia’s record in Tests at Adelaide Oval
Played: 13
Won: 2
Lost: 8
Draw: 3
Tied: 0
India have only won two matches out of the 13 they have played in Adelaide. India’s first win at the Adelaide Oval came in December 2003 when the Sourav Ganguly-led side rode on knocks from Rahul Dravid (233 and 72*) to clinch a four-wicket win. India’s next Test win at the venue came 15 years later, in December 2018. Cheteshwar Pujara headlined India’s win with knocks of 123 and 71 as they won by 31 runs.
India have not won a Day-Night Test in Adelaide, with their only pink ball Test at the venue coming in 2020, which they lost by eight wickets.
India’s overall Test record at Adelaide
Most runs: Virat Kohli (509 runs)
Most wickets: Kapil Dev (19 wickets)
Highest team score in an innings: 526 all in January 2008
Lowest team score in an innings: 36 all out in December 2020
Highest individual score: Rahul Dravid (233) in December 2003
Best bowling figures in a match: Kapil Dev (8/106) in 1985
India’s Day-Night Tests overall record
Played: 4
Won: 3
Lost: 1
Drawn/Tied: 0
India’s Day-Night Test record at Adelaide
Most runs: Virat Kohli (74)
Most wickets: R Ashwin (5 wickets)
Highest team score in an innings: 244 all out in December 2020
Lowest team score in an innings: 36 all out in December 2020
Highest individual score: Virat Kohli (74) in December 2020
Best bowling figures in a match: R Ashwin (5/71) in December 2020