Harsh Thaker
Canadian cricketer (born 1997)
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Harsh Tusharbhai Thaker (born 24 October 1997) is a Canadian cricketer. He made his senior debut for the Canada national cricket team in 2018. He plays as an all-rounder batting right-handed and bowling right-arm off spin.[1]
Ahmedabad, India
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| Full name | Harsh Tusharbhai Thaker | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 24 October 1997 Ahmedabad, India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm off break | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | All-Rounder | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| ODI debut (cap 93) | 27 March 2023 v Jersey | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 25 May 2025 v United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20I debut (cap 51) | 25 August 2019 v United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last T20I | 22 June 2025 v Bermuda | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Career
Thaker represented Canada at the 2016 Under-19 Cricket World Cup in Bangladesh.[1]
He made his List A debut for Canada in the 2018–19 Regional Super50 tournament on 3 October 2018.[2] Prior to his List A debut, he was named in Canada's squad for the 2016 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.[3] In June 2019, he was selected to play for the Vancouver Knights franchise team in the 2019 Global T20 Canada tournament.[4]
In August 2019, He was named in Canada's squad for the Regional Finals of the 2018–19 ICC T20 World Cup Americas Qualifier tournament.[5] He made his Twenty20 International (T20I) debut for Canada against the United States on 25 August 2019.[6] In September 2019, he was named in Canada's squad for the 2019 Malaysia Cricket World Cup Challenge League A tournament.[7] The following month, he was named in Canada's squad for the 2019–20 Regional Super50 tournament in the West Indies.[8]
In October 2021, He was named in Canada's squad for the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Americas Qualifier tournament in Antigua.[9] In February 2022, he was named in Canada's squad for the 2022 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Global Qualifier A tournament in Oman.[10]
In March 2023, He was named in Canada's squad for the 2023 Cricket World Cup Qualifier Play-off.[11] He made his One Day International (ODI) debut on 27 March 2023, for Canada, against Jersey in that tournament.[12]
In May 2024, he was named in Canada’s squad for the 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup tournament.[13]
In June 2025, Thaker scored a half-century in just 16 balls during a T20 World Cup Americas Qualifier match against Cayman Islands, setting the record for the fastest half-century for Canada in international cricket. The record, however, was broken by Yuvraj Samra in less than a week from after Thaker achieved his feat.[14]