LONDON – Pakistan’s Asad Shafiq has struck unbeaten 135 while Haris Sohailand Babar Azam made fifties as Pakistan lead Northamptonshire by 98 runswith 3 wickets remaining on the second day of their warm-up match onSaturday.
Pakistan were 357/7 with still Asad Shafiq and Mohammad Amir on the crease.
On Friday, Shadab Khan took six wickets as Pakistan dismissedNorthamptonshire for 259 on day one of their warm-up match at Wantage Road.
Shadab – who could have a big role to play in upcoming Tests againstIreland and England with fellow leg-spinner Yasir Shah missing the tourwith a hip injury – dismissed five of Northants’ top seven, includingtop-scorer Adam Rossington (90), and also ran out their No 3, Luke Procter.