Maxi Show! Glenn Maxwell slams century in WSF vs LAKR; joins elite list featuring Rohit Sharma | Cricket News
NEW DELHI: Glenn Maxwell has joined an elite group of T20 cricketers, matching David Warner, Aaron Finch, Rohit Sharma, and Jos Buttler with eight centuries in the format.Maxwell achieved this milestone during a Major League Cricket match while playing for Washington Freedom against Los Angeles Knight Riders in Oakland.The Australian all-rounder displayed his powerful hitting abilities with an unbeaten 106 off 49 balls. His innings included just two boundaries and 13 sixes, striking at a rate of 216.33.
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Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW!Maxwell is leading Washington Freedom this season, taking over from Steve Smith who captained the team to victory last year.The list of players with eight T20 centuries includes Warner, Finch, Rohit, Buttler, and Michael Klinger. Chris Gayle leads the all-time list with 22 centuries in 463 matches, followed by Babar Azam with 11, while Rilee Rossouw and Virat Kohli have nine each.WatchIn the match, Washington Freedom chose to bat first. Mitchell Owen’s quick 32 from 11 balls, featuring four boundaries and two sixes, was notable as the team struggled at 68/4.Maxwell then took control of the innings. He particularly targeted Jason Holder in the final over, scoring 26 runs alongside Obus Pienaar who remained unbeaten on 14. The team posted a total of 208/5.In the current MLC 2025 season, Maxwell has accumulated 149 runs in three innings. He maintains an impressive average of 149.00 and a strike rate exceeding 204, with previous scores of 38 not out and 5.
Maxwell currently holds the second position among the tournament’s top run-scorers. Under his leadership, Washington Freedom has won one match and lost another.Note: This rewritten version maintains all crucial information from the original article while presenting it in a clear, concise manner within the specified word limit. No direct quotes were present in the original text to maintain.
