Glenn Maxwell is one of the most destructive T20I Batters in the world. He is only one of two batters in the history of this format to have hit 5 Hundreds in T20IS. Now that Rohit Sharma is retired, Glenn Maxwell can get past and have the record all to himself. He has played 113 T20Is for Australia. In those Matches he has scored 2600 runs at a strike rate of 154.78. He has hit 5 Hundreds in T20IS. Glenn Maxwell still has a few years left so he can play 150 T20IS for Australia.
Let’s look at the Top 5 Best T20I Batting Performances of Glenn Maxwell
1) 145* vs Sri Lanka (2016)
This is the highest score of Glenn Maxwell in T20I Cricket. This came against Sri Lanka in 2016. Australia were batting first in this match. Glenn Maxwell was opening the batting and he absolutely decimated Sri Lanka. He smashed 145 not out in 65 balls. He hit 14 fours and 9 sixes in this innings meaning he hit 110 Runs in boundaries. Glenn Maxwell had a strike rate of 223.03. Australia made a massive 263 in 20 overs. Australia won the match by a big margin of 85 runs and Glenn Maxwell had arrived in the shortest format.
2) 120* vs West Indies (2024)
The 5th hundred for Glenn Maxwell came in 2024 and this is his second highest score in this format. This was against West Indies who are also a very good team in T20I Cricket. Australia were batting first and they made 241 in 20 overs. Glenn Maxwell made an unbeaten 120 runs in 55 balls. He hit 12 fours and 8 sixes meaning he smashed 96 runs in boundaries alone. He had a strike rate of 218.16 in this incredible knock. Australia won the match by 34 runs.
3) 113* vs India (2019)
All the three hundreds in this list have come in unbeaten innings. This was the Hundred that he scored against India. This was in the second innings of this match. India Batted first and they made 190 runs in 20 overs. Australia needed 191 runs. It was the Glenn Maxwell show as he single handedly won this match for Australia. Out of the 194 runs that Australia made he scored 113 not out. He took 55 balls and he hit 7 fours and 9 sixes in this innings. He hit 82 runs in boundaries. Glenn Maxwell had a strike rate of 205.45. Australia won the match by 7 wickets.
4) 104* vs India (2023)
It looks like Glenn Maxwell loved scoring T20I Hundreds against India. This was in 2023 and this was a very high scoring match. India Batted first and Ruturaj Gaekwad made an unbelievable 123 not out for India. He hit 13 fours and 7 sixes in his innings and India made 222 in 20 overs. Glenn Maxwell was once again the star of the run chase. He hit 104 not out in 48 balls. He smashed 8 fours and 8 sixes In this match winning knock. He hit 80 runs in boundaries. He was striking at 216.67. Australia won the match in the last ball and they made 225.
5) 103* vs England (2018)
All the 5 Hundreds cot Glenn Maxwell in T20I Cricket have been unbeaten innings. No other batter In the history of this format can say that they have done this. Glenn Maxwell is a bona fide match winner. In this match, England made 155 in 20 overs. And even In a chase of 156, Glenn Maxwell made 103 not out. He was batting at number 4 in this innings. He smashed 10 fours and 4 sixes in this century. He hit 64 runs in boundaries. He was striking at 177.59 which makes this the hundred with the lowest strike rate. He won the match for Australia with 9 balls remaining.
Glenn Maxwell T20I Batting Stats:
Matches | 113 |
Innings | 104 |
Runs | 2600 |
Average | 29.89 |
Strike Rate | 154.76 |
100/50 | 11/5 |
Highest Score | 145* |
Sixes Hit | 134 |
Not Out | 17 |
