Shadab Khan strikes against Northamptonshire

LONDON: Pakistan leg-spinner Shadab Khan took six wickets on the primary day of the vacationers' warm-up coordinate against Northamptonshire at Wantage Road on Friday.

Shadab took six for 77 out of 19 overs as Northamptonshire influenced 259 on the opening day of this four-day to coordinate - Pakistan's last before they give the resistance to Ireland's inaugural Test coordinate beginning seven days on Friday in Malahide, close Dublin.

Adam Rossington top-scored with 90 preceding he was baffled by wicket-manager Sarfraz Ahmed, the Pakistan commander, off the 19-year-old Shadab.

This is only the adolescent's ninth top notch match and Friday's pull was a vocation best at this level after he took five for 82 for Pakistan An out of 2016.

As he demonstrated in the previous visit coordinate against Kent, Shadab is fit for critical turn and he spun the ball forcefully to diminish Northamptonshire from 104 for two to 143 for six after lunch.

Crease knocking down some pins conditions are probably going to win in both Ireland one week from now and when Pakistan come back to England for a two-Test arrangement at Lord's and Headingley.

In any case, given how sharp-turning leg-turn isn't something most batsmen in either England or Ireland experience all the time, not to mention play well, Shadab may yet add to his solitary Test top, against the West Indies in Barbados a year ago, before the visit is done.

"I'm extremely upbeat, since it's my second top notch five-for," Shadab told the Cricinfo site.

"I'm the main spinner, Yasir has performed extremely well for Pakistan. Presently I get a possibility for the Test group and I needed to get that shot."