John Kariko

John Kariko

Personal information
Born	(2004-01-16) 16 January 2004 (age 21)
Batting	Left-handed
Bowling	Left-arm orthodox spin
Role	Bowler
International information
National side	Papua New Guinea
ODI debut(cap  29)	15 March 2023 v  United Arab Emirates
Last ODI	5 April 2023 v  Canada
T20I debut(cap  28)	22 July 2023 v  Vanuatu
Last T20I	13 June 2024 v  Afghanistan
Career statistics
Competition ODI T20I LA Matches 3 19 8 Runs scored 8 16 12 Batting average 4.00 8.00 6.00 100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/0 Top score 5 9* 8 Balls bowled 126 407 288 Wickets 5 26 8 Bowling average 22.80 12.88 26.87 5 wickets in innings 0 0 0 10 wickets in match 0 0 0 Best bowling 4/45 4/11 4/45 Catches/stumpings 0/– 6/– 3/–
Source: Cricinfo, 7 August 2025

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]

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 Papua New Guinea side that qualified for the 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup. ^[10] He was subsequently named in the Papua 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]

References

1. "John Kariko". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
2. "Everyday people PNG: John Koriko". looppng. 10 January 2022. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
3. "John Kariko relishing ICC Men's T20 World Cup debut". ICC. 29 May 2024. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
4. "Watch: Uganda U-19 bowler Joseph Baguma 'mankads' PNG batter John Kariko". Indian Express. 29 January 2022. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
5. "UAE and Nepal to host final 2 rounds of CWC League 2 Championship". Czarsportz. 5 March 2023. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
6. "PNG name side for qualifiers". The National. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
7. "139th Match, Kirtipur, March 15, 2023, ICC Men's Cricket World Cup League 2". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
8. "2nd Match, Port Moresby, July 22, 2023, ICC Men's T20 World Cup East Asia-Pacific Qualifier". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
9. "Barras youngster impresses on debut". Postcourier.com. 25 July 2023. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
10. "Barras make top-level tournament". The National. 28 May 2024. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
11. "Papua New Guinea stick with experience in T20 World Cup 2024 squad". ICC. 8 May 2024. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
12. "Core group maintained as PNG aim high for world cup campaign". nbc. 8 May 2024. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
13. "T20 WC: Roston Chase saves co-hosts from upset against PNG, helps WI to 5-wicket win". Malaysiasun. 3 June 2024. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
14. "Papua New Guinea's Player Squad for ICC T20 World Cup". ScoreWaves. Retrieved 12 June 2024.

External links

• John Kariko  at ESPNcricinfo