COLOMBO: Ehsan Adil has become the second cricketer in history to play international matches both for Pakistan and against Pakistan.
During the ICC T20 World Cup, a new player was included by the United States lineup as a replacement for Jasdeep Singh, who was ruled out of the tournament with a shoulder injury. Thus, Ehsan Adil was included, and henceforth, the United States team featuring Ehsan Adil faced Pakistan during the T20 World Cup.
With this appearance, Ehsan Adil has become a member of a rather exclusive group of cricketers who have represented Pakistan and gone on to feature in international cricket matches against Pakistan.
The 32-year-old fast bowler was born in Gujra, a region of Punjab. He made his Test debut for Pakistan in 2013, bowling against South Africa, where he took five wickets in three Test matches.
Former Pakistan fast bowler Ehsan Adil makes his USA debut tonight, against the team he used to represent 🇺🇸
Adil played three Tests and six ODIs for Pakistan between 2013 and 2015, and was part of their squad for the 2015 World Cup 🇵🇰 pic.twitter.com/jTIJXJbdsE
— ESPNcricinfo (@ESPNcricinfo) February 10, 2026
Ehsan Adil was awarded his One Day International cap in 2013 against Scotland. He has played six One-Day International matches, taking four wickets. He was also part of the Pakistani squad in the 2015 World Cup, where he played his last match against Australia in the quarter-final.
Later, Ehsan Adil moved to the United States. He was awarded his USA cap before the match against Pakistan.
Previously, former Test cricketer Gul Mohammad had achieved a similar feat. In 1952–53, he represented India and played two Test matches against Pakistan. He later moved to Pakistan and played one Test match for Pakistan against Australia.
T20 World Cup: Pakistan defeats USA
Earlier, Pakistan defeated the United States by 32 runs in the 12th match of the T20 World Cup to secure its second win in the tournament.
Chasing a target of 191 runs, the US team could only score 158 runs for the loss of 8 wickets in the allotted 20 overs in this match played in Colombo. Sahibzada Farhan was declared the player of the match for his brilliant batting.
Shayan Jahangir played an innings of 49 runs for the US side, which could not bring the team victory, while Shubham Ranjan remained unbeaten on 51 runs. US captain Monanak Patel could only score 3 runs, while Milind Kumar fell to Usman Tariq for 29 runs.
Usman Tariq was the standout among Pakistani bowlers, taking three wickets. Shadab Khan dismissed two players, while Shaheen Shah Afridi, Abrar Ahmed and Muhammad Nawaz took one wicket each.
Earlier, Pakistan batted first and scored 190 runs for the loss of 9 wickets in the stipulated overs. Opener Sahibzada Farhan played a brilliant innings of 73 runs off 41 balls, which included six fours and five sixes.
Babar Azam scored 46 runs off 32 balls, Saim Ayub scored 19 runs, while captain Salman Ali Agha scored only one run.
Shadab Khan played a quick innings of 30 runs, Mohammad Nawaz was restricted to 5 runs, Faheem Ashraf was dismissed for one run, and Usman Khan was run out without scoring any runs.
For the USA, Shadley Wayne took four wickets, while Mohammad Mohsin and Harmeet Singh dismissed one player each.
For the match, the USA included former Pakistan fast bowler Ehsan Adil in the team in place of Ali Khan, while Pakistan made one change in the playing eleven and gave spinner Usman Tariq a chance in place of Salman Mirza.
