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Adelaide Oval BBL pitch report

Adelaide Oval, Adelaide · Men’s Big Bash League

READ THE RECORD, NOT A FORECASTRecorded innings, outcomes and player aggregates stay inside their verified scope. No live strip, weather or player-pick layer is connected.

SELECTED EVIDENCE WINDOW
BBL
Adelaide Oval
Recent · 2024–25 + 2025–26

2024-12-20–2026-01-17 · 10 included match records

Adelaide Oval is the Adelaide venue used by the Adelaide Strikers in the men’s Big Bash League (BBL). This Adelaide Oval BBL pitch report keeps the entity distinct from other grounds and treats “The Oval” only as historical prose, not a current formal alias. It introduces the selected recent and archive scopes, then lets the interface surface grounded innings, phase, score-band, batting, bowling and schedule context from the sealed venue datasets. Read it as historical venue analysis, not a live pitch call or forecast. Statistics describe only the selected exact-ground men’s BBL source window, not a complete league census or verified Howstat all-time record. Independent scorecard receipts, actual batting-order coverage and missing bowling-style classifications are labelled separately.

Recent · 2024–25 + 2025–26 · 10 included match records · 2024-12-20–2026-01-17 · source adelaide-oval/recent · checked 2026-11-03 · 2/10 independent scorecard receipts · alias context: Adelaide Oval, Adelaide; no current sponsorship alias verified. Historical “The Oval” is not treated as a current formal alias.

What the selected Adelaide Oval record says

MAX 3 SOURCE-DRIVEN FINDINGS
01 / RECORDED SCORING

First innings average 172.60; second innings 162.20.

10 and 10 innings · 2024-12-20–2026-01-17. Scoring evidence; no projection.
02 / OBSERVED OUTCOME

Chasing won 5/10 (50.0%).

Batting first won 5/10 · 2024-12-20–2026-01-17. Observed record, not a probability.
03 / BOWLING LEADER

L Pope: 15 wickets

10 bowling innings · 2024-12-20–2026-01-17. Player evidence, not a recommendation.
10 decisive matches · 0 ties · 0 no-results
Data checked 2026-11-03
BBL 2026–27: upcoming Adelaide Oval fixtures — not historical stats

5 scheduled regular-season fixtures. Scheduled regular-season matches, not played-match statistics. Finals are separate. No 2026–27 score or prediction is manufactured.

MatchUTC dateHomeAway
102026-12-23Adelaide Strikers MenSydney Thunder Men
182026-12-31Adelaide Strikers MenMelbourne Stars Men
262027-01-06Adelaide Strikers MenMelbourne Renegades Men
332027-01-12Adelaide Strikers MenHobart Hurricanes Men
372027-01-16Adelaide Strikers MenPerth Scorchers Men

https://www.cricket.com.au/matches/series/CA:4691/kfc-bbl-16

B / Venue scoring

Adelaide Oval BBL average score and scoring patterns

First and second innings stay separate. Completed-over means use innings that actually completed the over. Unallocated penalty-bearing innings stay out of derived windows; counts are in Sources.

Average recorded innings score

172.60First innings · runs
162.20Second innings · runs

10 and 10 innings in Recent · 2024–25 + 2025–26.

Full 20-over average

188.25First innings · runs
181.40Second innings · runs

8 and 5 innings reached 20 overs; early chases are not projected.

Mandatory powerplay average

37.80First innings · runs
40.90Second innings · runs

Actual mandatory PP metadata; denominators 10 and 10.

Average runs per completed over

Venue means across recorded completed-over samples. Missing overs are not zero-scoring overs.

Use arrow keys, Home or End on the chart for exact values.

Source and sample: Recent · 2024–25 + 2025–26 · 10 included match records · 2024-12-20–2026-01-17 · source adelaide-oval/recent · checked 2026-11-03

Exact completed-over values and samples
Completed overFirst meanFirst nSecond meanSecond n
18.90107.9010
27.001011.4010
39.801010.5010
412.101011.1010
58.50109.0010
64.501010.7010
77.80106.8010
87.40108.6010
99.00107.6010
107.50106.5010
117.50108.8010
1211.60108.899
136.00108.789
147.00109.449
1510.50107.437
1610.90106.147
179.8999.297
1810.00910.867
199.8998.506
2012.00812.205
Phase wicket and scoring detail
WindowFirst runsFirst wicketsSecond runsSecond wickets
Opening 4 overs378.0014.00409.006.00
Overs 5–15873.0034.00901.0032.00
Death · overs 16–20475.0021.00312.0021.00

Opening 1–4, middle 5–15 and death 16–20 are generic windows. Actual mandatory powerplay and Power Surge fields are shown separately.

First-innings score distribution
Score bandRecorded first innings
<1402
140–1592
160–1792
180–1991
200+3

This distribution is displayed only from the source dataset's supplied score_bands field; it is not recomputed here.

Mandatory powerplay, Power Surge and checkpoints
MetricFirstFirst nSecondSecond n
Mandatory PP runs37.801040.9010
Mandatory PP wickets1.40100.6010
Completed Power Surge runs23.501021.888
Completed Power Surge wickets0.60100.888
After 4 overs37.801040.9010
After 10 overs82.501090.1010
After 20 overs188.258181.405

Actual powerplay duration metadata: first {"4":10}; second {"4":10}. Missing/partial surge intervals are unavailable, not zero.

C / Observed outcomes

Batting first vs chasing at Adelaide Oval

Historical outcomes in decisive records. This is not a match prediction.

Which innings situation won more often?

50.0%Batting first · 5/10
50.0%Chasing · 5/10
5
5

10 decisive matches · 0 ties · 0 no-results · 0 adjusted matches · Recent · 2024–25 + 2025–26 · 10 included match records · 2024-12-20–2026-01-17 · source adelaide-oval/recent · checked 2026-11-03.

D / Bowling intelligence

Adelaide Oval BBL bowling records

Bowling style is only classified when the supplied source supports it; no style is inferred from names.

Bowling styles unavailable

Profile-sourced BBL bowling-style ledger not yet verified. All player bowling statistics remain available; no pace/spin verdict is guessed.

Team wickets by innings phase

Recorded team wickets in generic phase windows; separate from bowler-credited wicket rankings.

Use arrow keys, Home or End on the chart for exact values.

Source and sample: Recent · 2024–25 + 2025–26 · 10 included match records · 2024-12-20–2026-01-17 · source adelaide-oval/recent · checked 2026-11-03

PhaseFirst wicketsFirst nSecond wicketsSecond n
Opening 4 overs14.00106.0010
Overs 5–1534.001032.0010
Death · overs 16–2021.001021.007

Full source-backed bowling averages, strike rates, economy and innings samples are in the Venue performers section. No duplicated leaderboard.

E / Batting positions

Adelaide Oval BBL batting-position records

Actual full-scorecard order only. Entry chronology is never substituted for missing order data.

Batting positions unavailable

Actual scorecard orders do not yet have fully matched registry IDs in this scope. Positions are never inferred from delivery order. No position groups are inferred or displayed as zero.

F / Venue performers

Adelaide Oval BBL player records

Selected-scope leader tables with transparent samples. No player picks, captaincy or vice-captaincy recommendations.

Top batters · Recent · 2024–25 + 2025–26

Sorted by runs; null metrics remain unavailable, never zero. Recent · 2024–25 + 2025–26 · 10 included match records · 2024-12-20–2026-01-17 · source adelaide-oval/recent · checked 2026-11-03

BatterRunsAverageSRBalls4s6sHSInnDismissals
MW Short33737.44149.78225271610999
CA Lynn21035.00170.7312320117986
AI Ross17735.40140.481261474865
DJM Short14937.25146.081021766054
AT Carey12431.00165.33751537144
L Scott12240.67141.86861414983
OJ Pope11122.20129.0786735755
SB Harper10351.50128.75801035522
J Overton9719.40149.2365923285
FH Allen8844.00225.6439865022
MR Marsh8888.00172.5551678811
BR McDermott68—200.0034356810
DA Warner67—131.3751716710
MP Stoinis5959.00143.9041723221
AJ Turner55—211.5426243520
CJ Boyce52—148.5735522920
SPD Smith5252.00167.7431245211
MW Harvey5016.67106.3847703833
B Doggett4848.00102.1347524721
C Connolly4848.00133.3336324821
M Gilkes4343.00130.3033424311
NA McSweeney4343.00179.1724414311
JP Inglis4242.00182.6123434211
MP Kuhnemann40—129.0331233120
MT Renshaw4020.00153.8526233422
W Sutherland3838.00135.7128233811
SD Hope3737.00168.1822223711
AM Hardie3636.00138.4626413421
CP Jewell3618.00109.0933312222
TH David3333.00235.7114423311
L Shaw3232.00152.3821303211
JJS Sangha3115.50124.0025403122
BJ Dwarshuis3030.00130.4323123011
JP Wood2929.00120.8324212911
C Kellaway2828.00127.2722212811
HD Weibgen2828.0084.8533112811
SH Johnson2727.00207.6913322711
TK Curran2525.00113.6422402511
JM Clarke2323.00121.0519202311
Hasan Ali21—150.0014401430
NJ Maddinson2121.00150.0014022111
Nikhil Chaudhary2020.00117.6517202011
J Weatherald199.50105.5618201122
M Bryant199.50126.6715021822
XC Bartlett199.50146.1513121922
JJ Bazley189.00112.5016201622
H Kerr18—200.009111810
MG Neser1818.00225.008121811
GJ Maxwell178.50188.899021522
CJ Jordan17—170.0010111710
Hassan Khan1717.00188.899021711
Mohammad Rizwan1717.00121.4314111711
J Wadia155.00100.001520733
MC Henriques1515.00125.0012101511
HTRY Thornton1414.0093.3315011221
HWR Cartwright1414.0087.5016201021
JJ Peirson1313.00108.3312101311
PM Siddle12—240.005201210
HJ Manenti115.50137.50801832
TP Alsop1010.00111.119011011
DJ Willey88.00200.00401811
J Edwards88.0088.89910811
JR Philippe88.00114.29720811
MJ Owen88.00200.00420811
DR Sams77.00233.33301711
SA Abbott7—140.00510710
J Brown66.0042.861410611
JD Wildermuth55.0050.001000511
N McAndrew5—166.67310510
C Munro42.0050.00800422
AF Milne33.0075.00400311
BJ Webster33.0060.00500311
CJ Green33.00100.00300311
D Warren3—100.00300310
JC Silk33.00100.00300311
MF Hurst33.0042.86700311
LD Hearne22.0066.67300211
MW Archer22.0022.22900211
O Patterson22.0050.00400211
S Konstas22.0033.33600211
TF Rogers22.0066.67300211
L Wood10.5025.00400122
C Stow1—50.00200110
MJ Swepson11.0050.00200111
SM Elliott11.0050.00200111
SW Billings11.0033.33300111
Thomas Balkin11.0033.33300111
BM Duckett00.000.00100011
HJ Nielsen00.000.00100011
J Fraser-McGurk00.000.00100011
TL Seifert00.000.00100011

Top bowlers · Recent · 2024–25 + 2025–26

Sorted by credited wickets; source denominators remain visible. Recent · 2024–25 + 2025–26 · 10 included match records · 2024-12-20–2026-01-17 · source adelaide-oval/recent · checked 2026-11-03

BowlerWktsAverageSREconomyRunsLegal ballsInn
L Pope1521.2014.808.5931822210
J Overton1322.6915.698.6829520410
Hasan Ali623.1717.008.181391025
HTRY Thornton531.8021.408.921591076
MW Short527.4017.809.24137898
T Shamsi43.755.753.9115231
DJM Short49.509.006.3338363
JA Richardson418.5012.009.2574482
WA Agar35.336.005.3316181
PM Siddle314.6716.005.5044482
Haris Rauf39.338.007.0028241
L Scott331.6722.008.6495665
DA Payne311.678.008.7535241
TK Curran327.0016.0010.1281482
MP Kuhnemann326.0014.0011.1478422
T Murphy21.003.002.00261
JP Behrendorff27.0012.003.5014241
LR Morris29.5012.004.7519241
J Edwards211.009.007.3322181
J Wadia215.5012.007.7531242
AF Milne216.0012.008.0032241
MJ Swepson233.0024.008.2566482
CJ Boyce260.5040.508.96121814
CJ Jordan218.0012.009.0036241
JS Buckingham232.5021.009.2965422
N McAndrew216.009.0010.6732181
M Beardman221.5012.0010.7543241
L Haskett221.509.0014.3343181
C Stow18.0012.004.008121
Nikhil Chaudhary111.0012.005.5011121
GJ Maxwell126.0024.006.5026242
C Connolly137.0030.007.4037302
O Patterson115.0012.007.5015121
SM Elliott115.0011.008.1815111
MP Stoinis134.0024.008.5034242
NT Ellis134.0024.008.5034241
Thomas Balkin117.0012.008.5017121
B Doggett197.0066.008.8297664
BJ Dwarshuis138.0024.009.5038241
DJ Willey138.0024.009.5038241
DR Sams138.0024.009.5038241
L Wood1114.0072.009.50114723
D Warren139.0024.009.7539241
AM Hardie130.0018.0010.0030181
Waqar Salamkheil131.0018.0010.3331181
AJ Tye146.0024.0011.5046241
XC Bartlett195.0048.0011.8895482
B Stanlake141.0018.0013.6741181
T Sangha0——4.7519241
JD Wildermuth0——6.0018181
Hassan Khan0——6.5013121
H Kerr0——7.0028241
JA Chohan0——7.5030241
MW Archer0——7.5015121
AC Agar0——9.00961
AJ Turner0——9.00961
L Holt0——9.0018121
CJ Green0——10.5021121
RP Meredith0——11.0044241
W Sutherland0——11.001161
SH Johnson0——11.2545241
MG Neser0——13.2553241
SA Abbott0——14.7559241
MT Renshaw0——24.00411

Forecasts withheld — historical evidence only

No score forecast, future win probability, weather, dew, strip or bounce assessment is connected. This report does not make player selections.

Adelaide Oval BBL report: common questions

What is the average BBL score at Adelaide Oval?

In the selected Recent · 2024–25 + 2025–26 window, recorded first-innings scoring averages 172.60 runs and second-innings scoring averages 162.20. The sample is Recent · 2024–25 + 2025–26 · 10 included match records · 2024-12-20–2026-01-17 · source adelaide-oval/recent · checked 2026-11-03; successful early chases are not projected to 20 overs.

Does batting first or chasing win more often at Adelaide Oval?

Batting first won 5/10 and chasing won 5/10 in this selected source window. This is an observed result, not a future probability.

What does the powerplay sample show at Adelaide Oval?

The measured mandatory powerplay means are 37.80 first innings and 40.90 second innings, with denominators 10 and 10. Missing windows remain unavailable.

Selected match records and source QA

Coverage: All source-available exact-ground records in the selected archive window, restricted to normal unadjusted two-innings 20-over-scheduled wins. Archive coverage is not asserted to be a complete league census.

Archive/source: https://cricsheet.org/downloads/bbl_male_json.zip

Checked: 2026-11-03 · archive SHA-256 a549fa88605f2ea9ca4333f277321b07cbdd00c1135608358f2d886df8eeae63

Selected source context: Recent · 2024–25 + 2025–26 · 10 included match records · 2024-12-20–2026-01-17 · source adelaide-oval/recent · checked 2026-11-03

Included match records

Match IDDateSeasonMatchFirstSecondWinnerReceiptSource URL
14430622024-12-202024/25Adelaide Strikers vs Melbourne Stars165/6 (20.0)150/9 (20.0)Adelaide Strikersarchive_onlyhttps://cricsheet.org/downloads/bbl_male_json.zip
14430692024-12-272024/25Hobart Hurricanes vs Adelaide Strikers214/5 (20.0)203/6 (20.0)Hobart Hurricanesarchive_onlyhttps://cricsheet.org/downloads/bbl_male_json.zip
14430732024-12-312024/25Adelaide Strikers vs Perth Scorchers142/8 (20.0)146/3 (14.3)Perth Scorchersarchive_onlyhttps://cricsheet.org/downloads/bbl_male_json.zip
14430872025-01-112024/25Adelaide Strikers vs Brisbane Heat251/5 (20.0)195/10 (20.0)Adelaide Strikersarchive_onlyhttps://cricsheet.org/downloads/bbl_male_json.zip
14430912025-01-152024/25Adelaide Strikers vs Sydney Sixers182/5 (20.0)183/7 (19.5)Sydney Sixersarchive_onlyhttps://cricsheet.org/downloads/bbl_male_json.zip
14932472025-12-232025/26Adelaide Strikers vs Melbourne Stars155/8 (20.0)161/4 (18.1)Melbourne Starsarchive_onlyhttps://cricsheet.org/downloads/bbl_male_json.zip
14932542025-12-312025/26Brisbane Heat vs Adelaide Strikers121/10 (19.4)125/3 (14.1)Adelaide Strikersarchive_onlyhttps://cricsheet.org/downloads/bbl_male_json.zip
14932622026-01-062025/26Adelaide Strikers vs Sydney Thunder165/8 (20.0)159/7 (20.0)Adelaide Strikersarchive_onlyhttps://cricsheet.org/downloads/bbl_male_json.zip
14932692026-01-112025/26Perth Scorchers vs Adelaide Strikers232/4 (20.0)200/8 (20.0)Perth Scorchersscorecard_matchedhttps://www.cricinfo.com/series/big-bash-league-2025-26-1490534/adelaide-strikers-vs-perth-scorchers-32nd-match-1493269/full-scorecard
14932752026-01-172025/26Melbourne Renegades vs Adelaide Strikers99/10 (16.5)100/2 (11.5)Adelaide Strikersscorecard_matchedhttps://www.cricinfo.com/series/big-bash-league-2025-26-1490534/adelaide-strikers-vs-melbourne-renegades-38th-match-1493275/full-scorecard

Explicit exclusions

Match IDReason
No verified rows are available for this source window.

Methodology and QA references

Derived-window penalty exclusions: first 0; second 0. Totals retain these innings; delivery windows do not allocate pre/post penalties.

population: Both scoring and player tables use the same included match IDs. Adjusted/DLS, ties/super overs, no-results and incomplete or shortened records are separately ledgered/excluded.

powerplay: Opening four-over windows are not labelled actual all-era mandatory powerplays. Actual mandatory and batting Power Surge intervals come from innings.powerplays metadata; boundaries requiring approximation remain unavailable.

runs: Innings totals include pre/post penalties. Penalty-bearing innings are excluded from over/phase/PP/checkpoint views, with explicit counts; no timing allocation is invented. Bowler runs exclude byes, leg-byes and penalty extras.

balls faced: Batter balls exclude wides but include delivered no-balls, as independently reconciled to actual Gabba scorecard 1493243. Bowler legal balls exclude both wides and no-balls.

player innings: Batting appearance requires being at the crease, including zero-ball non-strikers, not merely in the XI. Bowling innings require a recorded delivery. Stable registry IDs only.

wickets: Team/batter dismissals include retired out but exclude retired hurt/not-out. Bowling credits exclude run-outs and retired out.

over means: Runs per over use only overs with at least six legal balls. Missing late overs are not zero; wickets chart uses generic phase windows and active-innings samples.

averages: Batting runs/dismissals; bowling runs_conceded/credited wickets; bowling SR legal balls/wickets; economy runs_conceded*6/legal balls. Zero denominators are null, not zero.

historical: Archive window is not Howstat and not asserted all-time BBL coverage. All-time Howstat BBL ground records remain unavailable unless genuinely sourced.

forecast: Historical observations only; no live pitch, dew, weather, picks or calibrated forecast.

Null means unavailable; it is never rendered as zero. Actual mandatory powerplay and Power Surge metadata stay separate from generic phase windows. Upcoming BBL 2026–27 status: not_started; Scheduled regular-season matches, not played-match statistics. Finals are separate. No 2026–27 score or prediction is manufactured.

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