It will be a tall order for Yorkshire fast bowler Iain Wardlaw when he faces Pakistan in a Scotland shirt this weekend - quite literally.

The Cleckheaton quick will come face to face with 7ft 1in pace star Mohammad Irfan in Edinburgh for two one-day internationals on Friday and Sunday, and the 27-year-old former office worker cannot wait.

“I’ve looked forward to it since Dubai really,” said Wardlaw, who made his debut for the Scots in a couple of World Cup qualifiers against Afghanistan in the Gulf in March.

“They're going to be a tough couple of fixtures for us.

“It’s a good opportunity for me to show my skills. I worked hard during the winter, but haven’t had too many opportunities at the start of the year (with Yorkshire). It will be a good test to put myself against one of the best sides in the world.

“If you can compete at that level, you can obviously do it at county level.

"I’ve got no doubts that I can do it, it’s just nailing my skills, putting the results on paper and trying to get myself into the one-day and Championship squads.”

Wardlaw has had limited experience of first-team cricket since signing for Yorkshire midway through 2011.

But he is no stranger to the big occasion, having played twice at last October’s Champions League t20 in South Africa.

He even picked up the prized scalp of India captain MS Dhoni against Chennai Super Kings.

“It’s always nice to get scalps like that,” he reflected. “Playing in the Champions League has put me in good stead. It’s the highest level you can go to as a domestic cricketer.

“It was tight and they only needed four or five off two overs, so the odds were massively stacked in their favour.

"I just thought ‘run in, enjoy it and see what happens’. The ball was reversing, which aided me to bowl my yorkers. It worked out for me.”

A couple of good performances against Pakistan will aid Scotland ahead of the remainder of their 2015 World Cup qualifying campaign.

The Scots are currently third in their group with four matches to play against Kenya and Ireland.

They need to finish in the top two to qualify for the main event in Australia.

If they do not finish in the top two, they get a second chance in another qualifying event next year.