Usman Tariq to play T20 Blast 2026 for Warwickshire Tariq, who has been a sought-after spinner in the franchise T20 circuit of late, has signed for Warwickshire for the T20 Blast. Birmingham Phoenix had also signed him for £140,000 at The Hundred auction earlier this year and will thus play a majority of his cricket this summer in Edgbaston. The right-arm spinner, who had earlier clarified that his unusual action was because he had ‘two elbows’ in his arm , didn’t have an impactful PSL 2026 season in terms of wickets. In 10 matches for the Quetta Gladiators, he picked up nine wickets at 33.55 while conceding runs at 7.55 per over. Tariq had a great T20 World Cup, however, despite Pakistan’s struggles. He took 10 wickets in six matches at 14.10 each, and an economy rate of 7.23, including a 2-31 against England. Overall, in T20 cricket, the spinner has 89 wickets in 60 matches and has an economy of 6.95. Whereas in T20Is, where he debuted for Pakistan in 2025, he has picked up 18 wickets in nine matches, including a hat-trick in only his second international appearance . “What makes this signing particularly exciting is the alignment between Warwi