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{{short description|Canadian cricketer (born 1997)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2018}}
{{Infobox cricketer
| name = Harsh Thaker
| image =
| country = Canada
| international = true
| full_name = Harsh Tusharbhai Thaker
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1997|10|24|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Ahmedabad]], India<ref>{{cite news |title=T20 World Cup: Canada's Harsh Thaker urges for more international cricket exposure |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/cricket/video/t20-world-cup-2026-south-africa-vs-canada-harsh-thaker-press-conference-2865942-2026-02-10 |access-date=13 April 2026 |work=India Today |date=10 February 2026}}</ref>
| batting = Right-handed
| bowling = Right-arm [[off break]]
| role =All-Rounder

| internationalspan = 2019–2026
| odidebutdate = 27 March
| odidebutyear = 2023
| odidebutagainst = Jersey
| odicap = 93
| lastodidate = 25 May
| lastodiyear = 2025
| lastodiagainst = United States
| T20Idebutdate = 25 August
| T20Idebutyear = 2019
| T20Idebutagainst = United States
| T20Icap = 51
| lastT20Idate = 22 June
| lastT20Iyear = 2025
| lastT20Iagainst = Bermuda

| columns = 4
| column1 = [[One Day International|ODI]]
| matches1 = 26
| runs1 = 769
| bat avg1 = 34.95
| 100s/50s1 = 2/3
| top score1 = 111[[Not out|*]]
| deliveries1 = 1083
| wickets1 = 23
| bowl avg1 = 34.39
| fivefor1 = 0
| tenfor1 = 0
| best bowling1 = 3/41
| catches/stumpings1 = 12/–
| column2 = [[Twenty20 International|T20I]]
| matches2 = 50
| runs2 = 706
| bat avg2 = 24.34
| 100s/50s2 = 0/1
| top score2 = 53[[Not out|*]]
| deliveries2 = 760
| wickets2 = 39
| bowl avg2 = 19.82
| fivefor2 = 0
| tenfor2 = 0
| best bowling2 = 4/20
| catches/stumpings2 = 12/–
| column3 = [[List A cricket|LA]]
| matches3 = 52
| runs3 = 1,442
| bat avg3 = 34.33
| 100s/50s3 = 2/7
| top score3 = 111[[Not out|*]]
| deliveries3 = 1,473
| wickets3 = 34
| bowl avg3 = 31.35
| fivefor3 = 0
| tenfor3 = 0
| best bowling3 = 3/24
| catches/stumpings3 = 20/–
| column4 = [[Twenty20|T20]]
| matches4 = 50
| runs4 = 706
| bat avg4 = 24.34
| 100s/50s4 = 0/1
| top score4 = 53[[Not out|*]]
| deliveries4 = 760
| wickets4 = 39
| bowl avg4 = 19.82
| fivefor4 = 0
| tenfor4 = 0
| best bowling4 = 4/20
| catches/stumpings4 = 12/–

| date = 5 August 2025
| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/914503.html Cricinfo
}}
'''Harsh Tusharbhai Thaker''' (born 24 October 1997) is a Canadian [[cricket]]er. 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]].<ref name="Bio">{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/914503.html |title=Harsh Thaker |accessdate=4 October 2018 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}</ref>

== Career ==
Thaker represented [[Canada national under-19 cricket team|Canada]] at the [[2016 Under-19 Cricket World Cup]] in Bangladesh.<ref name="Bio"/>

He made his [[List A cricket|List A]] debut for [[Canada national cricket team|Canada]] in the [[2018–19 Regional Super50]] tournament on 3 October 2018.<ref name="LA">{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1161263.html |title=Group A (D/N), Super50 Cup at Tarouba, Oct 3 2018 |accessdate=4 October 2018 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}</ref> Prior to his List A debut, he was named in Canada's squad for the [[2016 Under-19 Cricket World Cup]].<ref name="U19">{{cite web |url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/182404 |title=All 16 squads confirmed for ICC U19 Cricket World Cup 2016 |work=International Cricket Council |accessdate=23 May 2017}}</ref> In June 2019, he was selected to play for the Vancouver Knights franchise team in the [[2019 Global T20 Canada]] tournament.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.canadacricket.com/?p=12755 |title=Global T20 draft streamed live |work=Canada Cricket Online |accessdate=20 June 2019}}</ref>

In August 2019, He was named in Canada's squad for the [[2018–19 ICC T20 World Cup Americas Qualifier#Regional Finals|Regional Finals]] of the [[2018–19 ICC T20 World Cup Americas Qualifier]] tournament.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://cricketcanada.org/news-single?nid=34 |title=Squad selected for the ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier - Americas Final 2019, Bermuda |work=Cricket Canada |accessdate=10 August 2019 |archive-date=10 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221110130101/https://cricketcanada.org/news-single?nid=34 |url-status=dead }}</ref> He made his [[Twenty20 International]] (T20I) debut for Canada against the [[United States national cricket team|United States]] on 25 August 2019.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1197406.html |title=11th Match, ICC Men's T20 World Cup Americas Region Final at Sandys Parish, Aug 25 2019 |work=ESPN Cricinfo |accessdate=25 August 2019}}</ref> In September 2019, he was named in Canada's squad for the [[2019 Malaysia Cricket World Cup Challenge League A]] tournament.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://cricketcanada.org/news-single?nid=45 |title=Canada squad for the ICC CWC Challenge League A, Malaysia |work=Cricket Canada |accessdate=10 September 2019 |archive-date=12 May 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200512165557/https://cricketcanada.org/news-single?nid=45 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The following month, he was named in Canada's squad for the [[2019–20 Regional Super50]] tournament in the West Indies.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://cricketcanada.org/news-single?nid=65 |title=Canadian squad for West Indies Super50 Cup |work=Cricket Canada |accessdate=31 October 2019 |archive-date=16 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210616180441/https://cricketcanada.org/news-single?nid=65 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

In October 2021, He was named in Canada's squad for the [[2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Americas Qualifier]] tournament in [[Antigua]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://cricketcanada.org/news-single?nid=183/ |title=Canada's national squad for ICC 2022 Men's T20 World Cup Americas Qualifier |work=Cricket Canada |access-date=28 October 2021 |archive-date=28 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211028155809/https://cricketcanada.org/news-single?nid=183/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> 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]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://cricketcanada.org/news-single?nid=195 |title=Canada's ICC Men's T20 World Cup Qualifier, Oman 2022 squad announced! |work=Cricket Canada |access-date=2 February 2022 |archive-date=10 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221110130102/https://cricketcanada.org/news-single?nid=195 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

In March 2023, He was named in Canada's squad for the [[2023 Cricket World Cup Qualifier Play-off]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Canada To Tour Sri Lanka In Preparation For ICC Namibia 2023 World Cup Qualifier! |url=https://www.cricketcanada.org/news-detail/1434/Canada-To-Tour-Sri-Lanka-In-Preparation-For-ICC-Namibia-2023-World-Cup-Qualifier! |access-date=9 February 2023 |work=Cricket Canada |archive-date=22 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230322114229/https://www.cricketcanada.org/news-detail/1434/Canada-To-Tour-Sri-Lanka-In-Preparation-For-ICC-Namibia-2023-World-Cup-Qualifier! |url-status=dead }}</ref> He made his [[One Day International]] (ODI) debut on 27 March 2023, for Canada, against Jersey in that tournament.<ref>{{Cite web |title=3rd Match, Windhoek, March 27, 2023, ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier Play-off |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/icc-cricket-world-cup-qualifier-play-off-2023-1365085/canada-vs-jersey-3rd-match-1365094/live-cricket-score |access-date=2023-03-27 |website=ESPNcricinfo |language=en}}</ref>

In May 2024, he was named in Canada’s squad for the [[2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup]] tournament.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Canada’s Squad for the ICC Men’s T20I World Cup 2024 |url=https://www.scorewaves.com/news-details/canada-squad-icc-mens-t20i-world-cup-2024 |access-date=2024-06-11 |website=ScoreWaves |language=en}}</ref>

In June 2025, Thaker scored a half-century in just 16 balls during a [[2025 Men's T20 World Cup Americas Regional Final|T20 World Cup Americas Qualifier]] match against [[Cayman Islands national cricket team|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.<ref>{{cite news |title=Cricket goes indoors at B.C. Place Stadium with Canada Super 60 tournament |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/cricket-b-c-place-canada-super-60-9.6931848 |work=The Canadian Press |date=8 October 2025 |access-date=16 January 2026}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* {{cricinfo|id=914503}}

{{Canada Squad 2026 Men's T20 World Cup}}

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[[Category:1997 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Canadian cricketers]]
[[Category:Canada One Day International cricketers]]
[[Category:Canada Twenty20 International cricketers]]
[[Category:Cricketers from Ahmedabad]]
[[Category:Canadian sportspeople of Indian descent]]
[[Category:Canadian people of Gujarati descent]]

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