World Cup heroics highlight Maxwell’s ODI journey

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Glenn Maxwell's ODI Journey

Australian all-rounder Glenn Maxwell has announced his retirement from ODI cricket. Here are the highlights from his one-day career:

Career Statistics

  • Matches: 149
  • Runs: 3990
  • Average: 33.81
  • Strike Rate: 126.7
  • 100s: 4
  • 50s: 23
  • Highest Score: 201*
  • Wickets: 77
  • Average: 47.32
  • Strike Rate: 51.9
  • Economy Rate: 5.46
  • Best Bowling: 4/40
  • Catches: 91

World Cup Heroics

  • Part of Australia's ICC ODI World Cup-winning squad in 2015 and 2023
  • Scored 901 runs at an average of 47.42 with three hundreds and two fifties in ICC World Cups
  • Unbeaten 201 runs off 128 balls against Afghanistan at the Wankhede Stadium in 2023
  • Highest individual score in an ODI run chase
  • First double century in a World Cup run chase
  • Highest score in an ODI run chase
  • Fastest double hundred in World Cup history (128 balls)
  • Second-fastest ODI double hundred (behind Ishan Kishan's 126 balls)

Strike Rate and Records

  • Highest batting strike rate (126.7) in ODI history among any batter to have scored at least 2000 runs
  • Second on the list is Heinrich Klaasen with a SR of 117.05
  • One of the seven batters in ODIs to score 3000 runs with an average of 30-plus and a strike rate over 100
  • Highest individual scores for Australia in men's ODIs)
    • 201* against Afghanistan in 2023
    • Shane Watson's unbeaten 185 against Bangladesh in 2011
    • Matthew Hayden's 181 against New Zealand in 2007
    • David Warner's 179 against Pakistan in 2017

World Cup Records

  • Three World Cup hundreds registered by Glenn Maxwell, two from No.6 and one from No. 5
  • No other batter has registered more than one hundred from No.5 or below in World Cup history
  • One of the two ODI players to score a double hundred and pick a wicket in a World Cup game
  • Fastest ODI hundred for Australia which came off 51 balls against Sri Lanka in Sydney during the 2015 World Cup
  • Second-fastest ODI hundred for Australia which came off 40 balls against the Netherlands in Delhi during the 2023 World Cup

Partnerships and Catches

  • Shared an unbeaten 202-run partnership for the 8th wicket with captain Pat Cummins, which is the highest-ever partnership for the 8th wicket or below in ODIs
  • Only player to have been involved in two double-century partnerships for 6th wicket or lower in ODI cricket
  • Holds the record for the only Australian player to take four outfield catches in an ODI innings on two occasions


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