Usman Tariq (উসমান তারিক) is a Pakistani international cricketer, who is a right-arm off spinner. He made his T20I debut against South Africa at Lahore in November 2025.

Usman Tariq was born on 7 June 1995 in Nowshera, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. Early in his life, he moved to the United Arab Emirates and worked as a salesman for a purchasing company, having quit cricket, but returned to it after watching, and being inspired by, the MS Dhoni biopic, M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story (2016).

In December 2023, Tariq was picked by Quetta Gladiators following the players' draft to play for them in the 2024 Pakistan Super League.

In September 2025, Tariq played for Trinbago Knight Riders in the 2025 Caribbean Premier League. He helped his side to the title and ranked second on the wicket charts with 20 dismissals, trailing Imran Tahir (23) despite playing 10 matches to Tahir’s 12.

In October 2025, Tariq made his debut for Pakistan in the third T20I of the home series against South Africa. He ended with 2/26 in 4 overs, including the wicket of Dewald Brevis, who had looked dangerous, in his first over.

In November 2025, in the fourth match of the Pakistan T20I Tri-Series, Pakistan defeated Zimbabwe to secure a place in the final. Tariq claimed a hat-trick and finished with a match-winning spell of 4/18 that dismantled Zimbabwe’s top order. He was declared Player of the Match.

Tariq is an off-spinner who has been noted for his Ashwin-like pause in the run-up and carrom-ball variation.

Tariq was reported for a suspect bowling action in both PSL 2024 and 2025, but says his unusual, baseball-style action stems from a natural anatomical condition, he claims he effectively has “two elbows” causing a natural bend, and that medical testing has cleared him. In May 2025, he passed a Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) biomechanics lab assessment in Lahore and was cleared to bowl.