Arjun Nair

It turned into a one-side encounter at Spotless Stadium with Sydney Thunder's attack sharing the success

The 19-year old offspinner was reported, and suspended, for an illegal bowling action during the 2017-18 Big Bash League

Melbourne Renegades moved to third, but were not yet assured of play-off qualification, after their nine-run victory at the Manuka Oval

At the National Cricket Centre in Brisbane, Nair bowled with an action "markedly different" from the one he used in the BBL match, which incurred an automatic ban for 90 days

Despite another creaky performance that highlighted the weaknesses in their side, Usman Khawaja just about proved the difference against Perth Scorchers

Fawad Ahmed, Arjun Nair and Chris Green combined for figures of 12-0-61-6 to help Sydney Thunder defend 166

Daniel Sams picked up a four-wicket haul on T20 debut but ended up on the losing side as Arjun Nair and Aiden Blizzard conjured 16 off the last over to drag the Thunder over the line

A strong all-round performance from Arjun Nair was not enough to drag the Cricket Australia XI to its first win of the season, as Victoria claimed a double bonus point in their four-wicket win

Western Australia batsman William Bosisto will captain the Cricket Australia XI in next month's Matador Cup, with former Test player Brad Hodge named as the side's coach

Cricket Australia has named an 18-man National Performance Squad for the upcoming quadrangular one-day series in Queensland, featuring teenage carrom-ball spinner Arjun Nair

Sixteen-year-old batsman Jason Sangha has become the youngest player ever contracted by New South Wales after he was handed a rookie deal for the 2016-17 season

Australian cricket has unearthed its first carrom-ball spinner, a teenager inspired by watching clips of Sunil Narine and R Ashwin in the IPL

Sam Harper's rapid century and Patrick Page's 104-ball 99 shaped Australia Under-19s five-wicket win over New Zealand Under-19's in Dubai.

Half-centuries from Caleb Jewell, Matthew Renshaw and Jake Doran - the latter two unbeaten - helped Australia Under-19s chase down their target with almost ten overs to spare and take a 1-0 lead in the five-match series