Tilak Varma vs Glenn Maxwell - comparing their batting stats after 32 T20Is

India’s Tilak Varma and Australia’s Glenn Maxwell are set to return to action as both teams gear up for a five-match T20I series, beginning on Wednesday, October 29, in Canberra. Tilak was last seen during the 2025 Asia Cup, where he played a brilliant unbeaten knock of 69 to help India clinch the title against Pakistan.

Meanwhile, Maxwell will join the squad after the first two games and will be available for the final three as he returns from a fractured right wrist. Australia will be high on confidence after defeating India 2-1 in the ODI series.

As the excitement builds for the upcoming T20Is, here’s a comparison of Tilak Varma and Glenn Maxwell’s stats after 32 T20I matches.

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Comparing the stats of Tilak Varma and Glenn Maxwell after 32 T20Is

#1 Most runs

Tilak Varma made his T20I debut for India in August 2023 against the West Indies, scoring an impressive 39 off 22 balls. Since then, the southpaw has featured in 32 matches, accumulating 962 runs across 30 innings.

Player	Matches	Innings	Runs
Tilak Varma	32	30	962
Glenn Maxwell	32	28	550

In contrast, Glenn Maxwell has represented Australia in 124 T20Is, amassing 2,833 runs in 114 innings at an average of 29.51 and a strike rate of 156.00, including 12 fifties and five centuries. Interestingly, during his first 32 games in the format, the middle-order batter managed just 550 runs in 28 innings.

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#2 Average and Strike rate

In his 32-match T20I career so far, Tilak Varma has maintained an impressive average of 53.44 along with a strike rate of 149.14. The stylish southpaw has already notched up four fifties and two centuries.

His best performance came against South Africa at The Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg in November 2024, where he smashed an unbeaten 120 off just 47 balls, studded with nine fours and 10 sixes.

Player	Average	Strike rate	50-plus scores	Highest score
Tilak Varma	53.44	149.14	6	120*
Glenn Maxwell	22.00	156.70	2	75

Meanwhile, during his first 32 T20Is, Glenn Maxwell averaged only 22.00 with a strike rate of 156.70. In that span, he registered two fifties, with his highest score of 75 off 43 balls, featuring seven fours and three sixes, coming against South Africa at the New Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg in March 2016.

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#3 Runs in a winning cause

Tilak Varma has been part of the winning side in 24 of the 32 T20Is he has played so far. In those victories, the 22-year-old has scored 747 runs in 23 innings at an average of 62.25 and a strike rate of 153.70, registering three fifties and two centuries.

Player	Matches	Innings	Runs	Average	Strike rate
Tilak Varma	24	23	747	62.25	153.70
Glenn Maxwell	19	16	325	23.21	162.50

In comparison, Glenn Maxwell was on the winning side in 19 of his first 32 T20Is. During those matches, the right-hander accumulated 325 runs in 16 innings at an average of 23.21 and a strike rate of 162.50, including two half-centuries.