Adam Zampa may have picked up a five wicket haul in Australia 's T20 World Cup game against Bangladesh, but the leg-spinner was also denied the chance to pick up a hat-trick after wicketkeeper Matthew Wade dropped a relatively routine catch.
Having picked up the wickets of Shamim Hossain and Mahedi Hasan off the final two balls of his third over, Zampa began his next over with the opportunity to get a hat-trick.
And Zampa managed to induce an edge from Taskin Ahmed but Wade was unable to cling on to the chance, leaving Zampa in disbelief.
The pair then had an exchange which was picked up by the stump mic, with Zampa saying: "That was my hat-trick ball."
"Yeah, I tried to catch it", Wade replied.
Reacting to the dropped catch while on commentary for BBC Test Match Special, former Australia batter Stuart Law said: "You've got gloves on. Those big mitts. It's a thick edge and you expect that to be taken."
Zampa did go on to claim two more wickets in the over, getting Mustafizur Rahman caught on the boundary by Steve Smith and Shoriful Islam caught at slip by Aaron Finch.
The 29-year-old ended with figures of 5-19 from his four overs, his first five-wicket haul in T20 cricket for Australia.
They are also the best figures ever recorded by an Australian in tournament history, besting the 5-27 which James Faulkner claimed against Pakistan in 2016.
Bangladesh were bowled out for just 73, their second-lowest total in the history of the format.
Australia's fast bowlers set the tone, with Mitchell Starc and Josh Hazlewood picking up figures of 2-21 and 2-8 respectively.
Speaking at the innings break, Starc said: "We set ourselves out to improve on our last fixture. We started really well and then Adam Zampa taking five wickets is outstanding.
"To get some swing early is something I try and do. Hopefully that continues for the rest of the tournament."
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