John Kariko

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John Kariko
Personal information
Full name
John Kariko
Born (2004-01-16) 16 January 2004 (age 20)
BattingLeft-handed
Bowling Left-arm orthodox spin
Role Bowler
International information
National side
ODI debut(cap  29)15 March 2023 v  United Arab Emirates
Last ODI5 April 2023 v  Canada
T20I debut(cap  28)22 July 2023 v  Vanuatu
Last T20I13 June 2024 v  Afghanistan
Career statistics
Competition ODI T20I FC
Matches3163
Runs scored8128
Batting average 4.006.004.00
100s/50s0/00/00/0
Top score59*8
Balls bowled126341126
Wickets 5255
Bowling average 22.8011.4022.80
5 wickets in innings 000
10 wickets in match000
Best bowling4/454/114/45
Catches/stumpings 0/–5/–0/–
Source: Cricinfo, 31 May 2024

John Kariko (born 16 January 2004) is a cricketer from Papua New Guinea. He is a left arm spin bowler and left-handed batsman. [1]

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Early and personal life

His father was a cricketer but Kariko preferred volleyball as a youngster and only started playing cricket as a teenager. [2]

Career

A slow left-armer spin bowler, he played for his country at the 2022 Under-19 Men's Cricket World Cup held in the West Indies, taking five for 19 against Uganda in the Plate play-off semi-finals. [3] Against Uganda he was also dismissed via a mankad dismissal by Ugandan bowler Cyrus Kakuru. [4]

In February 2023, he was named in Papua New Guinea's ODI squads for both the 2023 United Arab Emirates Tri-Nation Series and 2023 Nepal Tri-Nation Series, [5] and in T20I squad for the 2022–23 ICC Men's T20 World Cup East Asia-Pacific Qualifier. [6] He made his One Day International debut against United Arab Emirates in the 2023 Nepal Tri-Nation Series, which was part of 2019–2023 ICC Cricket World Cup League 2, on 15 March 2023. [7] He made his Twenty20 International debut against Vanuatu in the East Asia-Pacific Qualifier, on 22 July 2023. [8] He got player of the match award on his T20I debut game for his impressive bowling spell of 3/6 in 4 overs, against Vanuatu. [9]

He was part of the Papau New Guinea side that qualified for the 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup. [10] He was subsequently named in the Papau New Guinea squad for the tournament. [11] [12] He made his T20 World Cup debut on 2 June 2024 against the West Indies in Guyana, taking the wicket of Nicholas Pooran and bowling his full allocation of four overs. [13]

In May 2024, he was named in Papua New Guinea’s squad for the 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup tournament. [14]

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