Veteran Australian all-rounder Glenn Maxwell finally snapped out of his bad form to score a splendid century in the Major League Cricket (MLC) 2025 season. Maxwell, leading the Washington Freedom, scored his century off just 48 balls in the game against the LA Knight Riders on Tuesday night at the Oakland Stadium. Washington came into the game having won just one game, while LAKR have lost both their opening games of the season. Advertisment Maxi at his absolute BEST 🔥Glenn Maxwell smashed a sensational century, the first in his MLC career, and it couldn't have come in cleaner fashion! 💪 pic.twitter.com/bqGTmfp4nm — Cognizant Major League Cricket (@MLCricket) June 18, 2025 Maxwell won the toss and chose to bat and saw Rachin Ravindra depart early after scoring just eight runs. Mitchell Owen then went after the LAKR bowlers, scoring 32 off just 11 balls with the help of four boundaries and two sixes. Jason Holder got the huge wicket of Owen caught by LAKR skipper Sunil Narine. LAKR bowlers for the first time in three games seemed to be getting the upper hand as they reduced Washington to 92 for five. Andries Gous was the third man to be dismissed as he holed out to Rovman Powell to give Corne Dry his first wicket. Tanveer Sangha then got the wickets of Jack Edwards (11) and Mark Chapman (17). Glenn Maxwell storm stuns LAKR. After the loss of Mark Chapman in the 12th over, Washington saw their skipper Glenn Maxwell take charge of the run scoring. The onslaught began in the 14th over when Tanveer Sangha was smashed by Maxwell for three successive sixes. Fast bowler Corne Dry was also smashed for two sixes as Washington was played at 137 for 5 after 16 overs. Once the second time-out was over. Maxwell welcomed Narine with a massive six to reach his fifty off just 29 balls. The 17th over produced two more sixes as 19 runs were scored in the over. The next two overs produced 26 runs as Washington raced to 182 at the end of 19 overs with Maxwell batting on 87 off 45 balls. The final over of the innings was bowled by Jason Holder, who began the over with a wide. Maxwell then hit a six to reach 93 in the first legitimate ball of the over. With yet another six, the Aussie star reached 99 and then took a single to complete his century off 48 balls. Maxwell had scored his second fifty off just 19 balls as Washington moved close to 200. The final ball of the innings saw Maxwell hit yet another tonne as the Freedom side ended their innings on 208. The right-handed batter was not out on 106 off 49 balls with two boundaries and 13 sixes.