Melbourne Capt. Glenn Maxwell shatters all-time Big Bash records books

Melbourne Stars captain Glenn Maxwell Utter performs make history, shatters All-time Big Bash scoring record books.







Melbourne Stars captain Glenn Maxwell has shattered the record books with an “outrageous” batting performance at the MCG.


 Glenn Maxwell hit the highest ever BBL score as the Melbourne Stars posted the third highest total in T20 cricket to sign off another unsuccessful season with a massive win against the Hurricanes




Australian cricketer Glenn Maxwell has made history with the largest individual score in the Big Bash League, cracking 154 off 64 balls against the Hobart Hurricanes on Wednesday evening.



In a dead rubber Melbourne Stars captain Maxwell exploded with a BBL-record 154 runs not out off 64 balls, while the Stars finished 2-273 at the MCG, helping his tema shatter the all-time Big Bash record for largest team score, and the third-most in any T20 match ever.



Celebrating his 100th BBL match, Maxwell narrowly fell short of breaking the record for fastest Big Bash century, a 39-ball ton from Perth Scorchers opener Craig Simmons in January 2014.




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He then brought up his 50 off just 20 deliverers — the quickest of his career.



Maxwell continued to hit boundary after boundary in an insane innings to bring up 100 off 41 balls — the second fastest century in Big Bash history.
It included a ridiculous 17 boundaries (14 fours, three sixes),





Fastest Balls centuries in the Big Bash League History.




39 balls — Craig Simmons vs AS, Jan 2014

41 balls — Glenn Maxwell vs HH, Jan 2022

44 balls — Luke Wright vs HH, Jan 2012

47 balls – Ben McDermott vs MR, Jan 2017

48 balls – Callum Ferguson vs PS, Jan 2019

48 balls – Matthew Wade vs AS, Jan 2020



It was the third-largest team total in any professional T20 cricket match in history, falling five runs short of the all-time record set by Afghanistan in February 2019.

The previous highest individual score in Big Bash history was an unbeaten 147 by Stars teammate Marcus Stoinis in January 2020. He smashed 75 not out off 31 balls to help the Stars mind-boggling team total of 2/273.





Highest individual scores in Big Bash League history.




154* — Glenn Maxwell vs HH, Jan 2022

147* — Marcus Stoinis vs SS, Jan 2020

130* — Matthew Wade vs AS, Jan 2020

127 — Ben McDermott vs MR, Dec 2021

122* — D’Arcy Short vs BH, Jan 2018





Meanwhile, Stoinis ended his own monster knock with two sixes late to bring up 75 off just 31 balls, while Maxwell finished on 154 off 63 balls.

It led the Stars to an astonishing 2/273 — the biggest total in Big Bash history in a historic night at the MCG.

In reply, Hobart never looked interested in the chase as they finished at 6 for 167 with Ben McDermott top-scoring with 55 from 33.


Highest/Largest team totals in the Big Bash League.




273/2 — Melbourne Stars vs HH, Jan 2022

232/5 — Sydney Thunder vs SS, Jan 2021

223/8 — Hobart Hurricanes vs MR, Jan 2017

222/4 — Melbourne Renegades vs HH, Jan 2017






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