India Cricket Team‘s next assignment is the Pink Ball Test match in Adelaide. Heading into the game, it is the hosts that have a comfortable lead in the Head-To-Head records against India. But the visitors are firm favorites of the match after humiliating Australia by a 295-run victory in Perth.
India has played a total of 13 Test matches against Australia in Adelaide Oval, with one of them being a Pink Ball Test match. The stats are however stacked heavily in favor of the hosts. India has played only 1 Pink Ball Test against Australia at Adelaide and it was in this game that India lost and were bowled out of 36 in their second innings.
Australia top charts in Head-To-Head records
As things stand, it is Australia who enjoy the lion’s share of victory at Adelaide. India has so far won only 2 Test matches at Adelaide Oval against their formidable opponents in the Border Gavaskar Trophy. India’s first victory came in 2003 and the last win came in 2018.
Interestingly, India has played 4 Pink Ball Test matches so far. Three of those have been on home soil where the hosts have won. The only away fixture came in 2020 where India lost by 8 wickets after being bowled out for 36 runs.
But now India is in a much better form. Backed by a 295-run victory in Perth, Rohit Sharma and Co will be going full-throttle against Pat Cummins and Co to take another bite of the cheery for a win.
India vs Australia Test Results in Adelaide Oval
| Team | Result | Margin | Start Date |
| India | lost | inns & 16 runs | 23 Jan 1948 |
| India | lost | 146 runs | 23 Dec 1967 |
| India | lost | 47 runs | 28 Jan 1978 |
| India | draw | – | 23 Jan 1981 |
| India | draw | – | 13 Dec 1985 |
| India | lost | 38 runs | 25 Jan 1992 |
| India | lost | 285 runs | 10 Dec 1999 |
| India | won | 4 wickets | 12 Dec 2003 |
| India | draw | – | 24 Jan 2008 |
| India | lost | 298 runs | 24 Jan 2012 |
| India | lost | 48 runs | 9 Dec 2014 |
| India | won | 31 runs | 6 Dec 2018 |
| India | lost | 8 wickets | 17 Dec 2020 |
