Newcastle United are looking at a “faultless” striker as an alternative option to Benjamin Sesko this summer, according to a new update from journalist Craig Hope.
The latest on Sesko to Newcastle
Sesko has emerged as the Magpies’ leading option to come in and lead the line moving forward, with the Slovenian seemingly considered an ideal replacement for Alexander Isak.
Newcastle are remaining stubborn when it comes to the future of their current star, rejecting Liverpool’s opening offer of £110m, but the situation may change if they acquire the signature of a new striker.
In terms of Sesko’s situation, it now looks as though the 22-year-old has a straight choice to make out of the Magpies and Manchester United, with the two Premier League clubs the front-runners to sign him before the end of the summer transfer window.
Newcastle will be aware that they can’t solely move for the RB Leipzig star this summer, should United get him instead, so it is vital that other options are looked at, from Yoane Wissa to Ollie Watkins. Now, a new target has been thrown into the mix.
Newcastle keen on signing "faultless" new target
According to the reliable Hope of The Daily Mail, Paris Saint-Germain striker Goncalo Ramos is a “new name” for Newcastle this summer. It is explained that the Portugal international is “on the list of alternatives to Sesko, should that deal not progress”, having looked at him before they signed Isak. The 24-year-old is further described as “one to watch” by Hope.
PSG forward Goncalo Ramos
Ramos stands out as an eye-catching choice for Newcastle ahead of the new season, even though he isn’t necessarily as highly-rated as Sesko, with Nigel de Jong heaping praise on his ability to use both feet equally after his World Cup hat-trick against Switzerland. Interestingly, he actually shares the same agency as the man he so famously benched that day, Cristiano Ronaldo.
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Luis Enrique has also heaped praise on his qualities as a footballer: “If I have to talk to you about Ramos, I can only say that he has an iron spirit. He has a faultless ambition and he’s a very interesting player. I am happy to have him in my squad, he is always ready to help the team. His numbers are good, he has been putting in very good performances.”
Ramos struggled to be a regular starter for PSG last season, en route to winning the Champions League, so a move to Newcastle could appeal, having scored 33 goals in 86 appearances for the European champions.
Liverpool were told to trust in Arne Slot by Jurgen Klopp at the end of the 2023/24 campaign, and the Reds rode the crest of that wave of faith right through to the league title.
They won it confidently. They won it emphatically. Manchester City and Arsenal and the rest were dispatched by an outfit who, quite simply, were better than everyone else.
Now Liverpool have taken things to the next level, pulling in fresh faces from every which way in the summer transfer window to reinforce Slot’s squad ahead of the 2025/26 season.
Arne Slot celebrates Liverpool's Premier League triumph
The Reds will have their sights set on a successful Premier League title defence, but they will also be hungry to win the Champions League, and the FA Cup and Carabao Cup too.
Pre-season performances should be taken with a pinch of salt, but Florian Wirtz’s start to life as a Liverpool player has certainly fuelled hopes that these lofty goals are within reach.
Florian Wirtz's pre-season show-stopper
Wirtz signed for Liverpool in June for a £100m fixed fee. Potential add-ons could take that to £116m, which would make the 22-year-old the most expensive footballer in British history.
Florian Wirtz celebrates scoring his first Liverpool goal.
His illustrious career beginnings with Bayer Leverkusen have led him this far, though many rivals will wait to see how he fares amid new surroundings. But then Wirtz’s talent is off the scales, and he’s undoubtedly got the physical profile to match within the English game.
Across pre-season so far, the Germany international has shone, bagging a brace of assists against Stoke City back in England before jetting over to Asia, featuring against AC Milan and then picking up the Man of the Match award against Japanese side Yokohama FM.
He’s the real deal, all right, and Liverpool must know they have hit the jackpot. Wirtz is the cream of the crop of arrivals, but he may yet be trumped by another.
Liverpool lining up new striker
According to TEAMtalk, Liverpool are now putting a British-record package together for Newcastle United’s Alexander Isak, just waiting for the perfect moment to show their hand.
Isak, 25, has informed the Magpies that he wishes to pursue a move to Merseyside, having refused to go on their pre-season tour and instead using his former club Real Sociedad’s facilities.
One of the best strikers in the world, Isak would cost a staggering sum, with Newcastle expected to demand £150m for their talisman.
Why Liverpool want Alexander Isak
If Liverpool were to sign Isak, they would partner Wirtz with a truly special star. The German playmaker has already been called “the best midfielder in the world” by former Leverkusen striker Patrick Helmes, and Isak is regarded by many – including pundit Alan Shearer – to be a “world-class” forward.
Building this new-look team is a staggering display of FSG’s intent, but the profiles of Wirtz and Isak could evoke a sense of nostalgia, potentially handing Slot his own version of Steven Gerrard and Fernando Torres.
Torres’s game was built on pace and power, and this aligned perfectly with the robust creativity of Gerrard, who marshalled his midfield while playmaking for his Spanish frontman. The results were incredible.
Arguably at his career-finest when playing for the Anfield side, El Nino notched 101 goal contributions from 142 appearances as a Liverpool striker.
The legend who is Gerrard helped him reach that pinnacle, instrumental as he widened the scope of the Spaniard’s potential.
And Torres knew it. When the Scouser hung up his boots way back when, the forward said this: “I always say the best player I played with is Steven Gerrard. I found he was the player who completed my game. I think my level got into a different dimension when I was on the pitch with him.”
Fabrizio Romano has praised Isak for being a “machine” in front of goal, but he’s also elegant, athletic and creative in his attacking play. In this manner, he’s a bit like Torres.
As per FBref, the Sweden international ranked among the top 16% of strikers across Europe last season for shot-creating actions, the top 13% for progressive passes, the top 7% for progressive carries and the top 8% for successful take-ons per 90.
Truly, he’s the all-encompassing number nine. Torres was too. And with Wirtz pinging balls through to him, using his seamless movement to shift from left to right, left to right, there’s no telling how dangerous Slot’s Liverpool could be over the coming years.
Moreover, there’s a certain semblance between Isak at Newcastle and Torres in his Liverpool heyday, the strikers comparable in their rate of scoring and supplying for teammates.
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If the duo manage to bag themselves a partnership at Slot’s Liverpool next season, fans may well be treated to some incredible new football, but also a sense of the past, keeping the spirit of the club alive as they chase down more honours.
Whether Liverpool succeed in prising Isak away from Newcastle this summer is still open to the court, but the Merseysiders know that the £120k-per-week talent wants to join them, and they know that they have a world-class playmaker in Wirtz who could create a sensational new duo.
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A smart half century from Beth Mooney and a five-wicket haul for spinner Alana King have propelled Perth Scorchers to a 28-run WBBL win over Brisbane Heat at the WACA.Mooney rescued her side after a mid innings collapse left them precariously placed at 106 for 6 in the 17th over.Laura Harris (40 off 21) threatened to snatch victory from Scorchers, bludgeoning 16 in the space of four balls from spinner Amy Edgar in the 17th over, to leave the visitors needing 31 off the last three.But the end came quickly after King had Harris caught at long off. It was the first of three wicket in five balls, with just one run added, as Heat were dismissed for 114 with two overs left. King took all of the last four wickets as she returned her best WBBL figures.Scorchers improved to 2-1 and Heat dropped to 2-2.Scorchers were quite well placed at 81 for 2 in the 12th over, but lost 4 for 15 before Mooney boosted her side with some effective late hitting. She looked all at sea in the first over, playing and missing three times against impressive Indian quick Shikha Pandey.Mooney put on 40 in an opening stand with Sophie Devine. Devine struck some handsome offside boundaries before being yorked by Nadine de Klerk.Nicola Hancock induced two batters into mistiming a short ball and giving an easy catch.Mooney struck just three fours in her first 40 runs of steady accumulation, but went through the gears and into overdrive in the last three overs. The prolific left-hander struck five of her nine fours in that period as the Heat piled up 34 runs off the last three, before she was bowled behind her legs by Hancock off the last ball of the innings.Mooney appeared to injure a finger and handed the gloves over to England wicketkeeper Amy Jones halfway through Heat’s innings.Heat lost both openers in the powerplay and slumped to 38 for 3 in the sixth over, despite a typically belligerent start from opener Grace Harris.They looked out of contention at 87 for 7 after 15 overs, but Laura Harris made them sweat before King’s final over proved decisive.
Bayern Munich are reportedly prepared for the possibility that Harry Kane may depart within a couple of years, with a Premier League return possible.
Kane tipped to depart Bayern
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WHAT HAPPENED?
Bundesliga expert Raphael Honigstein has told talkSPORT that Bayern are "braced" for the possibility that Kane may not see out his career, or even his current contract until 2027, in Bavaria. A return to the Premier League is a possibility, though it is viewed as more of a long-term idea than an immediate worry for the German champions.
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As explained by Honigstein, Bayern went in for several strikers this summer such as Benjamin Sesko and Nick Woltemade, eventually signing Nicolas Jackson on a loan with an obligation to buy. While Jackson looks forward to the prospect of playing alongside Kane, the idea likely exists that the Senegalese may, one day, succeed the England captain.
WHAT HONIGSTEIN SAID
Honigstein said: "People in Germany don't expect Harry Kane to see out his career at Bayern necessarily. There was always a chance, I think Bayern are braced for the, shall we say, possibility that he will leave perhaps slightly earlier than his contract. It runs until 2027, so one way or the other, both he and the club need to take a view on this fairly soon.
"The fact that they were pushing for somebody who can be both a back-up and an understudy for Kane – they looked at Sesko, they looked at Woltemade, they ended up with Jackson, with an obligation, kind of a soft obligation, to buy – suggests that Bayern are aware of the possibility that Kane might go in a year or two, and they need to plan for the future slightly. But he is so good that anyone who comes in, and I would put Jackson in that bracket, would have to play around Kane rather than really compete.
"He is very much there to be the back-up and maybe his eventual successor, but we are still quite far off that."
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WHAT NEXT FOR KANE AND BAYERN?
Kane is very much focused on life at Bayern for the moment, with multiple aims this season such as retaining the Bundesliga title and challenging to win the Champions League for the first time in his career. Kane will then aim to captain England at the 2026 World Cup as Thomas Tuchel's side hope to go all the way. His future and the possibility of a Premier League return will likely only become clear following the conclusion of the season and then the summer tournament. A huge potential move to Manchester United has been touted as an option.
Manchester United are now in talks with Aston Villa over the signing of one of their first-team stars, according to a recent report.
Man Utd chasing midfield reinforcements
Since the arrival of Matheus Cunha, United’s sole focus has been on securing a deal for Brentford’s Bryan Mbeumo. The Cameroon international is a top target for Ruben Amorim, and the Red Devils are trying to secure a transfer while not paying over the odds.
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While they continue to try and find an agreement however, the Premier League side have reportedly identified another position they would like to strengthen this summer. Christian Eriksen’s departure has left a place to be filled in the middle of the park, and United have so far earmarked two options.
At the beginning of the week, Football Insider reported United are in a race with Everton to sign Wilfred Ndidi, who can leave Leicester City for a fee of only £9 million following the Foxes’ relegation to the Championship.
Leicester City's WilfredNdidiin action with AFC Bournemouth's Marcus Tavernier
Since then, it has now been reported that Man Utd have begun talks with the agent of Corentin Tolisso to get an understanding of whether he would be interested in a move to Old Trafford. The Frenchman is currently a star man for Lyon, but is said to be keen on leaving his home country to join the Red Devils.
Man Utd in talks with Aston Villa to sign "world-class" ace
As well as signing a new midfielder, there has been speculation that the Premier League giants could look to sign a new goalkeeper this summer, amid doubts over the form and fitness of Andre Onana. And, according to journalist Gaston Edul, Man United are now in negotiations with Aston Villa over the signing of Emi Martinez.
Edul, who Sport Witness call ‘perhaps the most prominent football journalist in Argentina’ claims United have advanced their interest but as of yet have not made an official offer to Villa, who are said to be looking to get around £40 million for the Argentine international. United are hoping to agree a deal closer to the £33 million mark.
The Red Devils are well-stocked in the goalkeeper department, as neither Onana nor Altay Bayindir have left the club as of yet, but Onana has picked up a hamstring injury that is expected to see him miss all of pre-season. The Cameroon international also made some costly mistakes last season that resulted in him being dropped in Premier League games under Amorim.
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It has already been reported that Martinez, who has been dubbed “world-class” by pundit Gary Neville in the past, is open to a move to Old Trafford even if the club are not in the Champions League this season. The 32-year-old is still under contract until 2029 however, so even with the player’s openess to a move Villa will not budge easily in negotiations.
The Australia captain believed she may have been able to battle the pain for one match
Valkerie Baynes17-Oct-2024Alyssa Healy revealed a ruptured plantar fascia in her foot forced her to watch from the sidelines as Australia were knocked out of the T20 World Cup.Australia had hoped to have their captain fit for the semi-final, which underdogs South Africa won by a thumping eight wickets on Thursday night in Dubai, but the decision was taken not to risk her playing.Healy’s absence wasn’t confirmed until the toss but after the game she spoke for the first time about the full extent of the injury to the connective tissue which runs under the arch of the foot from the heel bone to the base of the toes suffered while running between the wickets during Australia’s penultimate group-stage game against Pakistan.Related
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“It’s a bit sore,” she said with heavy taping visible underneath her sock. “I ruptured my plantar fascia. I completely ruptured one and partially ruptured the other.”It was just a matter of function and pain and what I could handle. Ultimately, I probably only had one game in me and probably took the wrong risk at the end of the day.””It was a really hard decision to make last night as to whether or not we were going to give it a punt,” Healy added. “I tried to make the team decision and sat myself down instead of taking the risk.”Healy’s availability for the WBBL, starting on October 27, and India’s tour of Australia from early December, remains unknown.”I don’t know yet,” she said when asked how long she expected to be out for. “We’ll assess that when we get back. WBBL starts next Sunday so we’ll reassess that as we go.”Tonight was always going to be a real long shot and probably what I was going to have to go through to try and play the game wasn’t going to be very pretty either.”It was hard to do everything I needed to do to try and get out there tonight. Ultimately, I made the team decision to sit down and give the girls who are fully fit the opportunity to go out there and do that. It is what it is and hopefully it’s on the mend and we can play some more cricket next week.”Healy was an uncomfortable spectator as Australia scrapped their way to 134 for 5 in an uncharacteristically conservative innings after being sent in to bat first.Ayabonga Khaka and Marizanne Kapp struck early and Australia were kept quiet through the middle overs before Anneke Bosch made light of the run chase with an unbeaten 74, sharing a second-wicket stand worth 96 runs off just 65 balls with Laura Wolvaardt.”It was hard to watch, knowing that you can’t really go out there and help,” Healy said. “But it was good to see so many positives throughout the tournament. It hasn’t ended the way we wanted, but I think we’ve played some amazing cricket.”It’s knockout cricket, right? If you don’t quite turn up on the night and it doesn’t go your way, then you’re out. So, it’s pretty cutthroat. We’ve been in similar positions before and we’ve got ourselves over the line. So, it wasn’t to be tonight, but we’ll learn from that and get better.”Healy was full of praise for stand-in captain Tahlia McGrath, who had led Australia to victory by a thrilling nine runs against India in their final group game.”T-Mac’s had the opportunity to captain in my absence before and done it outstandingly well,” she said. “At the moment that it happened, everyone was pretty aware that things were a little grim and that people were probably going to have to play different roles.”I can’t fault the side at all in their optimism in taking on the challenge and going, ‘you know what, great, I get an opportunity to do this, do that, whether it’s opening the batting captaining, whatever it is’, so that’s where I feel like the group’s in such a great place.”It’s kind of a disappointing night because we’re actually in a really good place as a side and unfortunately one bad night people are going to write about us but I think where we’re at as a team is so exciting for the future.”
أعلن الاتحاد الإسباني لكرة القدم هوية الحكم الذي سيدير مباراة الديربي بين فريقي ريال مدريد وأتلتيكو مدريد، عصر السبت، في إطار منافسات بطولة الدوري الإسباني.
ويستضيف ملعب “سيفيتاس واندا ميتروبوليتانو” مباراة فريقي ريال مدريد وأتلتيكو مدريد في إطار منافسات الليجا، موسم 2025/26.
اقرأ أيضًا.. ألونسو يعلن قائمة ريال مدريد لمباراة أتلتيكو مدريد في الدوري الإسباني
ويتصدر ريال مدريد جدول الدوري الإسباني برصيد 18 نقطة، في حين أن أتلتيكو مدريد يمتلك 9 نقاط حيث يحتل المركز التاسع في جدول البطولة. حكم مباراة ريال مدريد وأتلتيكو مدريد في الدوري الإسباني
سيتولى خافيير ألبيرولا مسؤولية إدارة مباراة فريقي ريال مدريد وأتلتيكو مدريد في أول ديربي بينهما في الموسم الحالي، حيث ستنطلق المباراة في تمام الساعة 5:15 عصر يوم السبت بتوقيت القاهرة والسعودية.
كان خافيير ألبيرولا قد تولى مسؤولية تحكيم مباراة الأهلي وبيراميدز في بطولة الدوري المصري، في شهر أغسطس الماضي، حيث خسر حامل اللقب بهدفين دون رد.
في حين أن كارلوس دي سيرو سيكون مسؤولًا عن تقنية الفيديو في تلك المباراة، حسبما أُعلن في بيان رسمي من الاتحاد الإسباني.
The single one-dayer will act as preparation for the Champions Trophy
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Australia will play two Tests in Galle on their tour of Sri Lanka from late January, which could be vital in deciding who reaches the final of the World Test Championship, while an ODI has been added to the trip as preparation for the Champions Trophy.Depending on how the five-match Border-Gavaskar series plays out, the series may be crucial to both side’s hopes of reaching Lord’s in June.Related
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The Tests will be held from January 29-February 2 and February 6-10. The ODI will then take place on February 13 at a venue still to be confirmed with the teams then scheduled to travel to Pakistan for the Champions Trophy.The last time Australia visited Sri Lanka in 2022 the Test series was drawn 1-1 with the visitors winning in dramatic style in the first game before Prabath Jayasuriya claimed 12 wickets on debut to level it up in the second.There is a chance Australia could be without captain Pat Cummins for all or part of the tour due to the birth of his second child.”We’ll see what that looks like closer to the time,” head coach Andrew McDonald said. “We’ve got a couple of players in Mitch Marsh and Travis Head taking paternity leave at the moment. So we respect that if that was to unfold for that particular time and if he wants to miss a Test. If he’s got bigger things to take care of than a Test match in Sri Lanka, then that’s fine with us.”Australia are due to arrive on January 20 which means those in the squad with BBL deals may be available until close to the end of the regular season.McDonald and chair of selectors George Bailey have suggested they will select players specifically for Sri Lankan conditions. Glenn Maxwell is in contention for a return while left-arm spinner Matt Kuhnemann could be an option to supplement Nathan Lyon given the success of left-arm orthodox spinners in the subcontinent.Former Australia spinner Steve O’Keefe has urged the selectors to prioritise red-ball preparation for the spinners selected to support Lyon even if he comes at the expense of playing in the BBL.”I think if we’re really going to be serious about the young spinners going over there, whoever is going to accompany Nathan [Lyon], is the Big Bash the best preparation?” he told ESPNcricinfo. “I’d be encouraging the selectors to let these spinners be going earlier and then I’d be encouraging those spinners to practice with a red ball in between Big Bash games.”
After what has been a quiet summer so far for Aston Villa, things seem like they are starting to happen. Unai Emery’s side will be competing in the Europa League next season, and are looking to strengthen their side for a competition they will surely be hoping to do well in.
The Villans seem to be targeting a new attacker this summer. One man who they’ve been linked to recently is Alejandro Garnacho. It was reported this week that Emery’s side have entered the race to sign the Manchester United winger his summer, although they will have to compete with Tottenham Hotspur and Chelsea for his signature.
Garnacho is not the only winger Villa want to sign this summer, with links to another forward returning this week.
Aston Villa’s latest attacking target
Whether the Villans sign Garnacho or another target out wide, they will seemingly get to link up with Evann Guessand. The Nice striker will move to Villa Park this summer for a fee of £30m, according to reports, However, it might not be the Man United star who joins him in attack.
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As per reports in Spain, via Football365, the West Midlands giants are said to be interested in signing Barcelona and Spain international winger Ferran Torres. They are said to be ‘willing to pay’ the money Barca have asked for this summer, after previously having bids rejected.
In terms of that price tag, the La Liga giants have asked for a fee of £44m for the versatile forward this summer. It is a price that the Villa manager ‘hopes they’ll accept this time’.
FC Barcelona'sFerranTorresin action
If they meet that price, a deal is not guaranteed, with Barca officials ‘considering whether it’s really worth selling him’ this summer.
Why Torres would be a good signing
At only 25 years of age, Torres has already achieved plenty in his career. He has won some huge trophies, including the Premier League, La Liga and the European Championship. Individually, he is a “special” player, according to football scout Antonio Mango.
FC Barcelona'sFerranTorrescelebrates scoring their second goal
Indeed, that talent was on show for Barca last season. The forward, who came through the academy at Valencia, played 45 games in all competitions, scoring 19 times and grabbing seven assists. He managed 16 goals and assists in 27 appearances during his side’s successful La Liga campaign.
Let’s not forget, the versatile forward has already experienced Premier League football. Torres played for Manchester City for just over one year. He made 43 appearances, scoring 16 goals and registering four assists in that time.
Signing Torres over Garnacho could be a huge move for the Villans. The United winger has struggled of late, and despite registering 21 goal involvements in 58 games last term, just six goals and two assists came in the Premier League.
Despite the number of games he’s already played, the 21-year-old is inexperienced, which shows at times. Rio Ferdiand said last year that one area of his game he “needs to work on is that decision-making” in his game.
Whilst that can work in his favour sometimes, an example being this goal against Newcastle, it can work against him, too.
Not only is Torres’ game more refined, and he has more experience, but the numbers on Squawka suggest he’d be an upgrade, too.
For example, the Barca winger averaged 1.4 goals and assists and 6.3 forward passes per 90 minutes last term. In comparison, United’s number 17 averaged 0.4 goals and assists and 3.5 forward passes each game.
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Torres, a flexible player who can lead the line or play on either flank, would surely be an upgrade on Garnacho. Not only is he more consistent in front of goal, but he offers great progression and better quality of cross into the box.
Litton Das, who had missed the second Test against SA last month due to fever, also returned to action
Mohammad Isam19-Nov-2024Rain couldn’t completely dent Bangladesh’s only practice match on their tour of the West Indies, as the visitors had a pretty good outing against the West Indies Select XI in Coolidge.After the four-and-a-half-hour delay on the second day, Bangladesh reduced the hosts to 87 for 9, with rookie left-arm spinner Hasan Murad bagging a hat-trick. Murad removed Daniel Beckford, Navin Bidaisee and Chaim Holder back-to-back in the 28th over, after which Bangladesh coach Phil Simmons immediately signaled the end of the match.The Bangladesh bowlers had a moderate workout on the second day. Taskin Ahmed and Hasan Mahmud took two wickets each, while Shoriful Islam and Mehidy Hasan Miraz also got one apiece.One of Mahmud’s strikes, which came on the first evening, included that of the West Indies captain Kraigg Brathwaite, who was also leading the West Indies Select XI. That might end up boosting his confidence ahead of the first Test against West Indies, which starts in Antigua on Friday.Earlier in the game, Bangladesh had batted for 73.2 overs on the first day, before declaring on 253 for 7. Jaker Ali and Mahidul Islam had retired on 48 and 41, respectively. Litton Das, who had missed the second Test against South Africa at home last month due to fever, retired on 31 to kickstart the West Indies tour.Mominul Haque, Bangladesh’s most experienced cricketer on tour, also made 31. Bangladesh’s concerns, though, will continue to revolve around the opening batters Mahmudul Hasan Joy and Zakir Hasan, who both got out cheaply.For the West Indies Select XI, Jair McAllister and Holder had taken two wickets each, while Kimani Melius top-scored with 23 when they batted.