DHAKA, June 10 -- Four catches hit the ground at Shere Bangla National Stadium on Tuesday. One of them - according to ESPN cricinfo - bounced off Adam Zampa's hands at mid-off with Mosaddek Hossain on 73, a moment that, in a different universe, keeps Bangladesh to something under 260 and hands Australia a target they could have reached. That universe did not arrive. The catches stayed down, Mosaddek finished unbeaten on 86 from 70 balls, and by the time the Dhaka thunderstorm ended the chase with Australia at 191 for 9, a more uncomfortable question had settled over the visitors than whether they can level a series on Thursday.

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