The all-rounder produced a blistering 106 off 44 balls and opener David Warner made 104 as Australia racked up 399-8 after electing to bat.
The Netherlands began with spin from both ends and Warner smashed Aryan Dutt for four fours in a row to signal his intention early.
The Dutch bowlers briefly stemmed the run flow but the ground had been laid for Maxwell to explode with the bat.
With Maxwell playing some outrageous shots on either side of the wicket, Australia plundered 131 runs in the final 10 overs.
"Full credit to the Australia batting line-up, we needed to pick up Maxwell.
Persons:
Glenn Maxwell, Africa's Aiden Markram, Arun Jaitley, Maxwell, David Warner, couldn't, Pat Cummins, Steve Smith, Travis Head, Mitchell Marsh, Warner, Aryan Dutt, Logan van Beek, Marnus Labuschagne, Leede, Adam Zampa, they've, Scott Edwards, Amlan Chakraborty, Christian Radnedge, Hugh Lawson
Organizations:
Australia, Sri, Warner, Thomson
Locations:
DELHI, Netherlands, Sri Lanka, Australia, New Delhi