Cricket’s great current-day entertainer was in full flight with a range of brutal drives and creative switch hits as he pounded the Kookaburra to all parts,recording a staggering 154 not out from 64 deliveries,leading from the front for the Melbourne Stars against the hapless Hurricanes. Their total of 2-273 eclipsed the previous BBL record of 5-232 from the Thunder against the Sixers last season.
Fittingly,Maxwell marked his 100th Big Bash game with his second century in the competition,reaching the milestone in blazing time. The second fastest in BBL history,in fact.
Highest individual scores in BBL history
- Glenn Maxwell (Stars) 154* from 64 balls v Hurricanes. January 19,2022.
- Marcus Stoinis (Stars) 147* from 79 balls v Sixers. January 12,2020.
- Matthew Wade (Hurricanes) 130* from 61 balls v Strikers. January 26,2020.
- Ben McDermott (Hurricanes) 127 from 65 balls v Renegades. December 29,2021.
- D’Arcy Short (Hurricanes) 122* from 69 balls v Heat. January 10,2018.
But he wasn’t done there. Nowhere near it.
With the powerful Marcus Stoinis at the other end,and with eight wickets still in hand and plenty of overs remaining,Maxwell went berserk well beyond the 100 mark,one-upping Stoinis’ previous competition record of 147.
It looked more like something out of theStick Cricket video game as he roared past 150.