BBL: Top 5 highest individual scores in Big Bash League history

Only one player has scored more than 150 runs in an individual innings in the history of the Big Bash League (BBL).

In limited-overs cricket, scoring big hits and setting mammoth targets has become a nearly everyday spectacle for multiple teams, especially in a high-stakes tournament like the Big Bash League (BBL).

While some teams dominate matches with a combination of batters and bowlers, there are exceptions on some occasions. At times, individual excellence also becomes a significant factor in a team’s success.

In this article, we will discuss a few occasions where batters played a major role. Thus, without further ado, let’s take a look at the top 5 highest individual scores in BBL history.

Top 5 highest individual scores in Big Bash League history

5. David Warner

Starting with the fifth spot, David Warner’s 130-run innings give him the position. Warner took 65 deliveries to reach his individual top score, scoring 11 fours and nine sixes.

Playing for the Sydney Thunder, the southpaw maintained a strike rate of 200 against the Hobart Hurricanes during their clash in January 2026. After accumulating a total of 205 in the first innings, the Thunder failed to defend the score and lost by six wickets.

4. Matthew Wade: 130* runs

Australian wicketkeeper batsman Matthew Wade is fourth in the list, thanks to his unbeaten 130-run knock against the Adelaide Strikers in January 2020. Playing for the Hobart Hurricanes, Wade scored his century with a strike rate of 213, smashing 11 fours and seven maximums.

He was accompanied by D’Arcy Short, who scored 72 off 55 deliveries, for an opening stand of 203 runs, the third-highest partnership in BBL history. Interestingly, this is Matthew Wade’s only century in the BBL so far.

3. Josh Brown: 140 runs

While playing for the Brisbane Heat in 2024, Josh Brown played an unforgettable innings of 140 runs against the Adelaide Strikers in Carrara. In 57 deliveries, Brown smashed 10 boundaries and 12 sixes with a strike rate of 245 to steer the Heat to a total of 214.

Courtesy of the same innings, Brown holds the record for scoring the most sixes in a single innings, 12. The likes of Chris Gayle, Chris Lynn, Craig Simmons, and Mitchell Owen are joint-second with 11 maximums in a single innings. It is still Josh Brown’s only century in the BBL.

2. Marcus Stoinis: 147 runs

Australian all-rounder Marcus Stoinis scored 147 runs in 79 deliveries during the Melbourne Stars’ game against the Sydney Sixers in January 2020. Stoinis smashed 13 fours and eight maximums with a strike rate of 186 in his memorable unbeaten innings.

In the game, the 36-year-old teamed up with Hilton Cartwright to create a partnership of 207 runs for the opening wicket. Before the 2025 BBL season, they held the record for the highest partnership by runs in the tournament’s history. However, Stoinis’ innings helped the Stars pile up a score of 219 runs and eventually win the match by 44 runs.

1. Glenn Maxwell: 154* runs

Another Melbourne Stars veteran, Glenn Maxwell, tops the list with his memorable 154-run unbeaten knock with a strike rate of 240 against the Hobart Hurricanes in January 2022. In a fiery 64-ball innings, Maxwell smashed 22 boundaries and four maximums.

The Hurricanes tried eight different bowling options in the match to stop his batting attack; however, none of them proved effective. In the match, the Melbourne Stars stacked up a mammoth score of 273 at a loss of two after 20 overs, which is also the highest total in the history of the Big Bash League.

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