Asad Shafiq extends hundred before Northants keep Pakistan in the field

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Shafiq increased his overnight hundred before were given a solid workout in the field by on the third day of their final warm-up match ahead of next week's Test against

Having passed 150 and with only the last man for company, he hit three legside sixes.

achieved a first-innings lead of 169 but it was a moot point whether, having had two days of their tour opener against Kent washed out, would have wanted to win this four-day fixture inside three.

But the decision was taken out of their hands by some determined

batting that included an unbeaten century from

At stumps, the hosts were 240 for five in their second innings, with paceman Rahat Ali having taken two wickets for 38 runs in nine overs.

Pakistan will provide the opposition when play their inaugural Test in a match starting in Malahide, near Dublin, on Friday before returning across the for a two-Test series against England.

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First Published: Mon, May 07 2018. 09:45 IST