The Australian all-rounder Glenn Maxwell announced his retirement from ODI cricket on 2 June 2025, Monday, bringing his thirteen-year-long illustrious career in the 50-over for at to an overwhelming end. Maxwell made his official One Day International (ODI) debut for the Australian national cricket team on 25 August 2012 against Afghanistan and played his career’s final ODI match against India on 4 March 2025 during the ICC Champions Trophy semifinal in Dubai.
Throughout his glorious thirteen-year-long ODI career for the Aussies, Maxwell scored a total of 3,990 runs at an average of 33.81 and a remarkable strike rate of 126.70. Additionally, the Australian all-rounder also picked up a total of 77 wickets in the ODI format with his destructive bowling spell.
In this article we will take a look at the top four ODI innings of Glenn Maxwell where he proved his unwavering dominance on the field.
Top 4 Innings Where Glenn Maxwell Reigned Supreme In The ODI Game
Australia vs Afghanistan – 201 Runs off 128 Balls
Glenn Maxwell’s iconic 201 off 128 balls against Afghanistan on November 7, 2023, during the ICC Cricket World Cup at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai, is still hailed as one of the greatest ODI knocks of all-time. While the Australian side was struggling to amass 201 runs with only a total of three wickets in hand, Maxwell walked on the pitch and took command of the Aussies’ batting from the front.
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Maxwell scored a match-winning total of 201 runs off just 128 deliveries at a lightning strike rate of 157.03, including 21 boundaries and ten high-flying sixes. Maxwell led the Australian side to a spine-chilling victory against Afghanistan and earned enormous praise and attention from cricket aficionados from all over the world for smashing the fastest double century in the ODI format.
Australia vs Netherlands – 106 Runs off 44 Balls
At the second spot in our list of the top four ODI innings of Glenn Maxwell, where he proved his unwavering dominance on the field, we have his path-breaking innings of 106 runs off 44 deliveries against the Netherlands at the 2023 ICC Cricket World Cup at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi.
Maxwell undoubtedly delivered one of the greatest innings of his entire thirteen-year-long ODI career where he annihilated the bowling attack of the Netherlands side smashed a record total of 106 runs off just 44 deliveries, including nine boundaries and eight sixes, making Maxwell the fastest cricketer to register an ODI century. Maxwell’s ground-breaking innings of 106 runs off 44 deliveries led the Aussies to a record-breaking 309-run victory against the Netherlands.
Australia vs India – 102 Runs off 53 Balls
Often hailed as one of the most underrated yet impactful innings of Maxwell’s entire ODI career came against India in the Aus vs Ind ODI match on November 29, 2020, at the Manuka Oval in Canberra, where he scored a formidable 102 runs off 53 deliveries. Maxwell walked to the crease at the seventh spot when the Australian side was struggling at 156/4 and immediately changed the tone of the match with his fiery pull-up shots and game-changing reverse sweeps.
Maxwell smashed a roaring century off just 51 deliveries against the Indian side and assisted Australia post a formidable total of 389/4. Although India clinched the match, the Australian side ended up clinching the series with a 2-1 score. Maxwell earned enormous praise from cricket aficionados from all over the world for his path-breaking ODI knock against India.
Australia vs Sri Lanka – 90 Runs off 55 Balls
Finally, at the fourth spot in our list of the top four ODI innings of Glenn Maxwell, where he proved his unwavering dominance on the field, we have Maxwell’s blistering knock of 90 runs off 55 deliveries against Sri Lanka at the 2015 World Cup. Maxwell walked out on the pitch at No. 5 and registered a half-ton in just 26 deliveries.
Eventually, Maxwell formed a formidable partnership of 160 runs alongside Shane Watson and was dismissed after scoring a total of ninety runs off 55 deliveries. Maxwell played a crucial role in deflating Sri Lanka’s lethal bowling attack and assisting the Aussies to post their highest team total of 376 runs as of 2015. Maxwell’s unwavering momentum throughout the 2015 World Cup led the Australian side to a phenomenal victory on their home soil.
