// Workers AI · dad joke modeWho's Harsh Thaker? A guy with a harsh maker?
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| Full name | Harsh Tusharbhai Thaker | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 24 October 1997 Ahmedabad, India[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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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Source: Cricinfo, 5 August 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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.[2]
Career
[edit]Thaker represented Canada at the 2016 Under-19 Cricket World Cup in Bangladesh.[2]
He made his List A debut for Canada in the 2018–19 Regional Super50 tournament on 3 October 2018.[3] Prior to his List A debut, he was named in Canada's squad for the 2016 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.[4] In June 2019, he was selected to play for the Vancouver Knights franchise team in the 2019 Global T20 Canada tournament.[5]
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.[6] He made his Twenty20 International (T20I) debut for Canada against the United States on 25 August 2019.[7] In September 2019, he was named in Canada's squad for the 2019 Malaysia Cricket World Cup Challenge League A tournament.[8] The following month, he was named in Canada's squad for the 2019–20 Regional Super50 tournament in the West Indies.[9]
In October 2021, He was named in Canada's squad for the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Americas Qualifier tournament in Antigua.[10] 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.[11]
In March 2023, He was named in Canada's squad for the 2023 Cricket World Cup Qualifier Play-off.[12] He made his One Day International (ODI) debut on 27 March 2023, for Canada, against Jersey in that tournament.[13]
In May 2024, he was named in Canada’s squad for the 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup tournament.[14]
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.[15]
References
[edit]- ↑ "T20 World Cup: Canada's Harsh Thaker urges for more international cricket exposure". India Today. 10 February 2026. Retrieved 13 April 2026.
- 1 2 "Harsh Thaker". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
- ↑ "Group A (D/N), Super50 Cup at Tarouba, Oct 3 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
- ↑ "All 16 squads confirmed for ICC U19 Cricket World Cup 2016". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
- ↑ "Global T20 draft streamed live". Canada Cricket Online. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
- ↑ "Squad selected for the ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier - Americas Final 2019, Bermuda". Cricket Canada. Archived from the original on 10 November 2022. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
- ↑ "11th Match, ICC Men's T20 World Cup Americas Region Final at Sandys Parish, Aug 25 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
- ↑ "Canada squad for the ICC CWC Challenge League A, Malaysia". Cricket Canada. Archived from the original on 12 May 2020. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
- ↑ "Canadian squad for West Indies Super50 Cup". Cricket Canada. Archived from the original on 16 June 2021. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
- ↑ "Canada's national squad for ICC 2022 Men's T20 World Cup Americas Qualifier". Cricket Canada. Archived from the original on 28 October 2021. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
- ↑ "Canada's ICC Men's T20 World Cup Qualifier, Oman 2022 squad announced!". Cricket Canada. Archived from the original on 10 November 2022. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
- ↑ "Canada To Tour Sri Lanka In Preparation For ICC Namibia 2023 World Cup Qualifier!". Cricket Canada. Archived from the original on 22 March 2023. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
- ↑ "3rd Match, Windhoek, March 27, 2023, ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier Play-off". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
- ↑ "Canada's Squad for the ICC Men's T20I World Cup 2024". ScoreWaves. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
- ↑ "Cricket goes indoors at B.C. Place Stadium with Canada Super 60 tournament". The Canadian Press. 8 October 2025. Retrieved 16 January 2026.
