Final result
Australia won by 10 wickets
Player of the match: TM Head
Result · Test Cricket
India Cricket vs Australia
Result · Test Cricket
Venue par · 218Chase success · 47%POTM · TM Head
Match preview & overview
Australia Demolish India by 10 Wickets in Adelaide Day-Night Test
Australia Cricket beat India Cricket by 10 wickets in the second Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy at Adelaide Oval on 6 December 2024. India chose to bat after winning the toss and were dismissed for 180. Australia replied with 337, taking a first-innings lead of 157. India fared no better second time around, posting 175 before Australia knocked off the 19 required without loss. Mitchell Starc's 8/108 across the match was the bowling performance of the game, and Travis Head took the Player of the Match award for his contribution with the bat.
The margin flattered Australia slightly in terms of the run-chase required, but it accurately reflects how dominant they were across four sessions of play. India never recovered from their first-innings collapse, and the pink ball under Adelaide's lights gave Australia's pace attack conditions they were always going to exploit. For India, it is a loss they will need to absorb quickly with the series still alive.
Pitch report & venue insights
Adelaide Oval — 149-match sample
Aggregate conditions from 2002–2025. Numbers that tend to decide matches at this ground — par score, chase success, powerplay averages and toss bias.
149
T20 matches hosted
218
Avg 1st-innings score
193
Avg 2nd-innings score
47%
Chase success rate
39
Avg powerplay runs
40%
Toss-field rate
Key talking points
Moments the match hinged on
Headline angle
India bowled out twice for under 180
India chose to bat after winning the toss but never found their footing across either innings, posting 180 in the first and just 175 in the second. The total of 355 runs across two innings was well short of what Adelaide Oval's average first-innings score of 218 suggests is competitive.
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Starc's 8/108 was the decisive bowling performance
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Australia's 337 built a match-winning 157-run lead
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Travis Head named Player of the Match
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Toss winner lost by 10 wickets
Betting & analytical angles
Angles the data surfaced
- Top Australian bowling markets may attract attention given Starc's 8/108 in this match and Hazlewood's record of two nine-wicket hauls at this venue.
- India's batting collapses in both innings suggest innings runs markets for their top order could be more informative than outright result lines when the sides meet again.
- The venue's chase success rate of 46 per cent across 149 matches at Adelaide Oval is relevant context for any fourth-innings result markets in future Tests here.
- Player of the Match markets in day-night Tests at Adelaide may lean towards Australian openers and pace bowlers given the historical pink-ball conditions at this ground.
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Frequently asked
Questions about India Cricket vs Australia
Who won the India vs Australia Adelaide Test in December 2024?
Australia Cricket won by 10 wickets. India were bowled out for 180 in their first innings and 175 in their second. Australia replied with 337 in their only innings, leaving them needing just 19 to win, which they reached without losing a wicket.
Who won the Player of the Match at the Adelaide Test?
Travis Head (TM Head) was named Player of the Match. He contributed significantly to Australia's first-innings total of 337 and has a strong record in day-night Tests at Adelaide Oval.
What were Mitchell Starc's bowling figures in the Adelaide Test?
Starc took 8 wickets for 108 runs across the match, the standout bowling performance of the game. His ability to exploit the pink ball under Adelaide's lights proved decisive across both India innings.
What is the head-to-head record between India and Australia?
Across 171 meetings in all formats, India Cricket have won 75 and Australia Cricket have won 73, with 23 matches producing no result. It is one of the most evenly contested rivalries in world cricket.
Where can I watch India vs Australia Tests in the UK?
Sky Sports Cricket holds the UK broadcast rights for Australia home Test series. You can stream via Sky Go or a NOW TV day pass. BBC Radio 5 Sport Extra typically provides ball-by-ball radio commentary for major Test matches involving England; for India vs Australia overseas Tests, Sky remains the primary UK option.
Why did India choose to bat first at Adelaide?
India won the toss and elected to bat, which went against the conventional wisdom at Adelaide Oval. The venue's day-night conditions tend to favour bowling first under lights, and Adelaide's toss-and-field rate of 36 per cent reflects how rarely winning captains choose to bowl immediately. India's decision cost them as they were bowled out for 180.
Photo credits (4)
- Travis Head — photo by Calistemon, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
- Mitchell Starc — photo by Dave Morton, Public domain · source
- Josh Hazlewood — photo by Naparazzi, CC BY-SA 2.0 · source
- Virat Kohli — photo by Prime Minister's Office, GODL-India · source