Melbourne Stars spinner Adam Zampa runs out Renegades batsman Peter Nevill with his NOSE in bizarre Big Bash dismissal

Australia's Big Bash League lived up to its name in bizarre circumstances as Adam Zampa managed to dismiss Peter Nevill with his nose.

Melbourne Stars leg-spinner Zampa was driven powerfully by Melbourne Renegades batsman Dwayne Bravo, but instead of the ball racing to the mid-on boundary it ricocheted off Nevill's bat.

Watching where he thought the ball was going, Zampa was as shocked as anyone when it smashed him in the nose before incredibly rebounded into the stumps with Nevill out of his ground.

Melbourne Stars spinner Adam Zampa is hit in the nose after the ball rebounds off Peter Nevill's bat

Nevill's bat stopped the progress of a straight drive by Dwayne Bravo before bouncing into the bowler

After hitting Zampa square in the nose, the ball went straight into the stumps, leaving Nevill stranded

With the bails flashing after the ball clattered into the stumps, batsman Nevill checks on Zampa

Australia wicketkeeper Nevill was immediately concerned for the bowler and his bloody face but was soon sent back to the Docklands Stadium pavilion.

'I didn't realise,' he said. '[Umpire] Geoff Joshua had to tap me on the shoulder and say, 'by the way mate you're out.' My primary concern was Zamps. As soon as I'd seen what happened and the sound that it made was pretty sickening, my primary concern was how he was doing.'

Despite the unusual circumstances of his dismissal, the scorecard will only remember Nevill being run out by Zampa for seven.

It was a match-turning moment for the Stars in a match they eventually won with 12 balls remaining and eight wickets in hand. 

Renegades batsman Nevill (centre) is given out by umpire Geoff Joshua after the bizarre incident 

Zampa dismissed the wicketkeeper when the ball bounced off the bat into his nose and then the stumps

Zampa reacts after his incredible run-out removed one of the Renegades' danger men with the bat

Nevill had faced just 10 balls in his seven after the wickets of Chris Gayle, Tom Hooper and Cameron White fell.

Nevill's wicket left the Renegades 77 for 4 after 12.3 overs.

Zampa, after receiving treatment, then struck straight away removing Aaron Ayre LBW for a golden duck in his first Big Bash appearance.

The Renegades managed just 155 for six before Kevin Pietersen (67 not out) and Peter Handscomb (39) saw the Stars home safety to victory. 

After receiving treatment, Zampa claimed the wicket of Aaron Ayre with his very next delivery

Nevill shows concern for Zampa before he's informed by the umpire that he is out for seven runs