Glenn Maxwell IPL Stats tell the story of one of the most explosive, and most unpredictable, careers the league has ever seen. Across 141 matches from 2012 to 2025, the Australian all-rounder smashed 2,819 runs at a strike rate above 155 while picking up 41 wickets with his off-spin. His 2014 season with Kings XI Punjab, 552 runs at a strike rate of 187.75, earned him the Most Valuable Player award and powered Punjab to the final. But his last two seasons told a very different story, and after opting out of the IPL 2026 auction, Maxwell’s 13-season IPL journey may have run its course.
Bought by Mumbai Indians for around Rs 5.3 crore back in 2013, Maxwell went on to represent four franchises, command a career-high Rs 14.25 crore at the 2021 auction, and retire from ODIs in June 2025. This page covers his full IPL record, season by season, with verified numbers.
Glenn Maxwell IPL Stats Overview
| Detail | Information |
|---|---|
| Full Name | Glenn James Maxwell |
| IPL Debut | 2012, Delhi Daredevils |
| Role | All-rounder |
| Batting Style | Right-hand bat |
| Bowling Style | Right-arm off-break |
| Current IPL Team | None (opted out of IPL 2026 auction; last played for Punjab Kings in 2025) |
| IPL Matches | 141 |
| IPL Runs | 2,819 |
| Highest Score | 95 |
| IPL Wickets | 41 |
| Best Bowling | 2/15 |
| IPL 2027 Team | Not officially confirmed |
| IPL 2027 Price | Not officially confirmed |
Who Is Glenn Maxwell?
Glenn James Maxwell was born on 14 October 1988 in Kew, Victoria, Australia. Nicknamed “The Big Show”, he built a reputation as one of the most destructive middle-order batters in world T20 cricket, famous for his reverse sweeps, switch hits and ability to score 360 degrees around the ground. His off-spin and excellent fielding made him a complete T20 package.
He joined the IPL in 2012 as a replacement signing for Delhi Daredevils and played his first full seasons from 2013. At international level he represented Australia in all three formats, playing a starring role in their 2023 ODI World Cup triumph, and retired from ODI cricket in June 2025 to manage his workload and extend his T20 career. Now 37, he continues to play franchise T20 cricket around the world.
Glenn Maxwell IPL Teams
| Season(s) | Team | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Delhi Daredevils | Replacement signing |
| 2013 | Mumbai Indians | Bought for approx. Rs 5.3 crore (USD 1 million) |
| 2014-2017 | Kings XI Punjab | Bought for Rs 6 crore (2014); retained/auctioned through 2017 |
| 2018 | Delhi Daredevils | Bought for Rs 9 crore |
| 2019 | – | Did not play (withdrew ahead of the World Cup) |
| 2020 | Kings XI Punjab | Bought for Rs 10.75 crore |
| 2021-2024 | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | Bought for Rs 14.25 crore (2021); retained for Rs 11 crore (2022) |
| 2025 | Punjab Kings | Bought for Rs 4.2 crore; released in November 2025 |
| 2026 | – | Did not enter the auction; did not play |
| 2027 | TBC | Participation not officially confirmed |
Maxwell’s franchise journey reflects his boom-or-bust career. His breakout came at Kings XI Punjab, where he played four straight seasons and produced the best campaign of his life in 2014. A Rs 9 crore move took him back to Delhi in 2018, then Punjab brought him back for Rs 10.75 crore in 2020. His longest stable stint was with Royal Challengers Bengaluru from 2021 to 2024, where he played under Faf du Plessis‘ captaincy alongside Mohammed Siraj. Punjab Kings bought him back for Rs 4.2 crore at the 2025 mega auction, but one poor season later they released him, and he chose not to enter the 2026 auction at all.
Glenn Maxwell IPL 2024 Stats
| Format | Mat | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 50s | Wkts | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batting | 10 | 52 | 28 | 5.78 | 120.93 | 0 | – | – |
| Bowling | 10 | – | – | – | – | – | 6 | 8.10 |
Statistically, 2024 was Maxwell’s worst IPL season. Playing for Royal Challengers Bengaluru, he managed only 52 runs in 10 matches at an average of 5.78, the lowest of any regular starter that year. His off-spin remained useful, with 6 wickets at an economy of 8.10, but with the bat he looked a shadow of the player who had scored 400 runs for the same franchise a year earlier. RCB released him before the 2025 mega auction.
Glenn Maxwell IPL 2025 Stats
| Format | Mat | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 50s | Wkts | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batting | 7 | 48 | 30 | 8.00 | 97.96 | 0 | – | – |
| Bowling | 7 | – | – | 27.50 | – | – | 4 | 8.46 |
The homecoming to Punjab Kings did not revive Maxwell. In 2025 he scored just 48 runs in six innings, with four single-digit scores and a best of 30, at a strike rate below 100. He was more effective with the ball, taking 4 wickets at an average of 27.50 and supporting lead spinner Yuzvendra Chahal while Arshdeep Singh led the pace attack. A fractured finger cut his season short after seven matches, and Mitchell Owen was signed as his replacement. Punjab finished as runners-up, and released Maxwell in November 2025.
Glenn Maxwell IPL 2026 Stats
Glenn Maxwell did not play IPL 2026. After Punjab Kings released him in November 2025, he decided not to register for the December 2025 mini-auction in Abu Dhabi, ending a 13-season run in the league from 2012 to 2025. In an Instagram statement, he called it “a big call” made with gratitude for everything the league had given him, and said the IPL had helped shape him as a cricketer and as a person. The official IPL site reported his withdrawal alongside those of Faf du Plessis, Andre Russell and Moeen Ali, as per this IPL.com report.
Glenn Maxwell IPL 2027 Stats
IPL 2027 statistics are not available yet because the season has not started. Once the season begins, this section will carry his 2027 numbers, clearly labelled as stats so far. If Maxwell registers for the 2027 auction and is picked up, his full season record will be added here.
Glenn Maxwell IPL 2027 Team and Price
Glenn Maxwell currently has no IPL team. He was released by Punjab Kings in November 2025 and sat out the 2026 season entirely after opting out of the auction. His participation in the IPL 2027 auction has not been officially confirmed. If he registers and a franchise buys him, his new team and price will be updated here. Under the current IPL 2027 retention rules, there is no retention price to report for him since he is not on any franchise roster.
Glenn Maxwell IPL Career Batting Stats
| Mat | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 100s | 50s | 4s | 6s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 141 | 135 | 17 | 2,819 | 95 | 23.89 | 155.15 | 0 | 18 | 237 | 161 |
Glenn Maxwell IPL Career Bowling Stats
| Overs | Wkts | BBI | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 159.2 | 41 | 2/15 | 34.43 | 8.46 | 23.3 |
Bowling figures vary slightly across sources; the figures above reflect the most commonly cited career aggregates (some sources list 40 wickets or a marginally different average). Maxwell’s off-spin was always a bonus skill rather than his main role, though teams regularly used him against left-handers in the middle overs.
Glenn Maxwell IPL Stats by Year
| Season | Team | Mat | Inn | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 50s | 100s | Wkts | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Punjab Kings | 7 | – | 48 | 30 | 8.00 | 97.96 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8.50 |
| 2024 | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | 10 | – | 52 | 28 | 5.78 | 120.93 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8.10 |
| 2023 | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | 14 | – | 400 | 77 | 33.33 | 183.49 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 9.10 |
| 2022 | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | 13 | – | 301 | 55 | 27.36 | 169.10 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6.90 |
| 2021 | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | 15 | – | 513 | 78 | 42.75 | 144.10 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 8.40 |
| 2020 | Kings XI Punjab | 13 | – | 108 | 32 | 15.42 | 101.88 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8.00 |
| 2018 | Delhi Daredevils | 12 | – | 169 | 47 | 14.08 | 140.83 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8.30 |
| 2017 | Kings XI Punjab | 14 | – | 310 | 47 | 31.00 | 173.18 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6.60 |
| 2016 | Kings XI Punjab | 11 | – | 179 | 68 | 19.88 | 144.35 | 2 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 2015 | Kings XI Punjab | 11 | – | 145 | 43 | 13.18 | 129.46 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9.70 |
| 2014 | Kings XI Punjab | 16 | – | 552 | 95 | 34.50 | 187.75 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 12.00 |
| 2013 | Mumbai Indians | 3 | – | 36 | 23 | 18.00 | 133.33 | 0 | 0 | – | – |
| 2012 | Delhi Daredevils | 2 | – | 6 | 3* | 6.00 | 54.54 | 0 | 0 | – | – |
Glenn Maxwell IPL Highest Score
Glenn Maxwell’s highest IPL score is 95, made during his extraordinary 2014 season for Kings XI Punjab. That innings was the headline act of a campaign in which he smashed 552 runs at a strike rate of 187.75, the highest strike rate of any 500-run season in IPL history at the time, and won the season’s Most Valuable Player award. Remarkably, despite 141 matches and 18 fifties, he never reached an IPL century.
Glenn Maxwell IPL Wickets and Best Bowling
Maxwell took 41 IPL wickets with his right-arm off-break at an average of 34.43 and an economy of 8.46, with best figures of 2/15. His most productive bowling season was 2017, when he took 7 wickets for Kings XI Punjab at an economy of just 6.60. Teams valued him as a sixth-bowling option who could bowl in the powerplay or tie down left-handers in the middle overs, even though he never took more than two wickets in an IPL innings.
Glenn Maxwell IPL Batting Records
- Most Valuable Player of IPL 2014: 552 runs at an average of 34.50 and a strike rate of 187.75, with four fifties
- Career strike rate of 155.15 across 141 matches, among the highest of any player with 2,500+ IPL runs
- 161 sixes and 237 fours in the IPL
- 18 IPL fifties, with 15 of them coming in just three seasons: 2014 (4), 2021 (6) and 2023 (5)
- Never scored an IPL century; his best of 95 came in 2014
- IPL finalist with Kings XI Punjab in 2014
- Reported career IPL earnings of around Rs 101 crore across 13 seasons
Glenn Maxwell IPL Auction Price History
| Season | Team | Price | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Delhi Daredevils | – | Replacement signing |
| 2013 | Mumbai Indians | Approx. Rs 5.3 crore (USD 1 million) | Auction |
| 2014 | Kings XI Punjab | Rs 6 crore | Auction |
| 2017 | Kings XI Punjab | Rs 9 crore (reported) | Auction |
| 2018 | Delhi Daredevils | Rs 9 crore | Auction |
| 2020 | Kings XI Punjab | Rs 10.75 crore | Auction |
| 2021 | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | Rs 14.25 crore | Auction (career high) |
| 2022 | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | Rs 11 crore | Retention |
| 2025 | Punjab Kings | Rs 4.2 crore | Auction |
| 2026 | – | – | Opted out of the auction |
| 2027 | – | Not officially confirmed | TBC |
Glenn Maxwell IPL Records and Achievements
- IPL 2014 Most Valuable Player for 552 runs at a strike rate of 187.75
- 2,819 IPL runs in 141 matches across 13 seasons, one of only a handful of overseas players to pass 2,500 IPL runs
- 41 IPL wickets with best figures of 2/15
- Two 500-run seasons: 2014 (552) and 2021 (513), plus 400 in 2023
- IPL 2014 runner-up with Kings XI Punjab
- Career IPL strike rate of 155.15, defining the “Big Show” brand of power-hitting
Glenn Maxwell’s IPL Performance Analysis
The numbers split Maxwell’s career into three clear phases. The first peak was 2014, when a clear finisher’s role at Punjab produced 552 runs at nearly a run a ball and a half. The lean middle years from 2015 to 2020 brought only one 300-run season (2017), including a disastrous 2020 where he failed to hit a single six in 13 matches. The second peak came at RCB, where a settled middle-order role produced 513 runs in 2021 and 400 in 2023 at strike rates above 140 and 180 respectively.
The third phase was the decline. In 2024 and 2025 combined he made 100 runs in 17 matches at an average of 6.67, while his bowling actually improved, 10 wickets across the two seasons. The pattern is consistent with his whole career: when Maxwell was given a clear role and rhythm, he was devastating; when he was shuffled around a struggling middle order, the returns collapsed. His decision to sit out 2026, taken together with his ODI retirement, suggests he is managing the final phase of his career carefully. Whether he returns for 2027 depends on whether a franchise still sees value in the Big Show’s experience and that famous strike rate.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many runs has Glenn Maxwell scored in the IPL?
Glenn Maxwell has scored 2,819 runs in 141 IPL matches at an average of 23.89 and a strike rate of 155.15, with 18 fifties and a highest score of 95.
How many wickets has Glenn Maxwell taken in the IPL?
He has taken 41 IPL wickets with his right-arm off-break, with best figures of 2/15, at an average of 34.43 and an economy of 8.46.
What is Glenn Maxwell’s highest IPL score?
His highest IPL score is 95, made for Kings XI Punjab during his Most Valuable Player season in 2014.
Which teams has Glenn Maxwell played for in the IPL?
He has played for four franchises: Delhi Daredevils (2012, 2018), Mumbai Indians (2013), Kings XI Punjab/Punjab Kings (2014-2017, 2020, 2025) and Royal Challengers Bengaluru (2021-2024).
Why did Glenn Maxwell not play IPL 2026?
He was released by Punjab Kings in November 2025 after a poor 2025 season and chose not to register for the IPL 2026 auction, sitting out the season entirely.
What was Glenn Maxwell’s highest IPL auction price?
Royal Challengers Bengaluru bought him for Rs 14.25 crore at the 2021 mega auction, his career-high price.
Which team will Glenn Maxwell play for in IPL 2027?
Not officially confirmed. He is currently without an IPL team after sitting out the 2026 season, and his registration for the 2027 auction has not been announced.
Sources and Data Notes
Career and season statistics cross-checked across MyKhel, CREX, AdvanceCricket, Cricfacts, the official IPL site player comparisons, and reporting from ESPNcricinfo, CricTracker, IndiaFantasy and NewKerala. Season totals are consistent with the verified career aggregate of 2,819 runs and 41 wickets in 141 matches (bowling averages vary slightly between sources and are noted above). Auction prices from official auction reporting and established sports press. Statistics and player information are checked against available reliable sources and may be updated as new IPL matches, transfers, or official announcements are confirmed.
Statistics updated through: 18 October 2026
