Harsh Thaker (born 24 October 1997) is a Canadian

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er. He made his senior debut for the

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in 2018. He plays as an

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batting right-handed and bowling right-arm

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Career

Thaker represented

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at the

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in Bangladesh. He made his

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debut for

in the

2018–19 Regional Super50 The 2018–19 Regional Super50 was the 45th edition of the Regional Super50, the domestic limited-overs cricket competition for the countries of the Cricket West Indies (CWI). The tournament started on 3 October 2018. The players' draft for the ...

tournament on 3 October 2018. Prior to his List A debut, he was named in Canada's squad for the

. In June 2019, he was selected to play for the Vancouver Knights franchise team in the

2019 Global T20 Canada The 2019 Global T20 Canada was the second edition of the Global T20 Canada, a 20-over professional cricket tournament, played at the CAA Centre, Brampton, Ontario. It started on 25 July 2019, and concluded with the final on 11 August 2019. It ...

tournament. In August 2019, He was named in Canada's squad for the

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of the

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tournament. He made his

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(T20I) debut for Canada against the

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on 25 August 2019. In September 2019, he was named in Canada's squad for the

2019 Malaysia Cricket World Cup Challenge League A The 2019 Malaysia Cricket World Cup Challenge League A was the inaugural edition of Group A of the 2019–2022 ICC Cricket World Cup Challenge League, a cricket tournament which formed part of the qualification pathway to the 2023 Cricket Worl ...

tournament. The following month, he was named in Canada's squad for the

2019–20 Regional Super50 The 2019–20 Regional Super50 was the 46th edition of the Regional Super50, the domestic limited-overs cricket competition for the countries of the Cricket West Indies (CWI). The tournament started on 6 November 2019, with the final taking pla ...

tournament in the West Indies. In October 2021, He was named in Canada's squad for the

2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Americas Qualifier The 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Americas Qualifier was a cricket tournament that was played as part of the qualification process for the 2022 ICC Men's T20 World Cup. It took place in November 2021 in Antigua, with the top two teams progressing t ...

tournament in Antigua. In February 2022, he was named in Canada's squad for the

2022 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Global Qualifier A The 2022 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Global Qualifier A was a cricket tournament that took place in February 2022 in Oman, as one of two global tournaments that together form the final stage of the qualification process for the 2022 ICC Men's T20 Wor ...

tournament in

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. In March 2023, He was named in Canada's squad for the

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. He made his

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(ODI) debut on 27 March 2023, for Canada, against Jersey in that tournament.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Thaker, Harsh 1997 births Living people Canadian cricketers Canada Twenty20 International cricketers Place of birth missing (living people)