John Kariko
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| Full name | John Kariko | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 16 January 2004 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Left-arm spin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Spinner | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| ODI debut | 15 March 2023 v United Arab Emirates | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 5 April 2023 v Canada | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20I debut | 22 July 2023 v Vanuatu | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last T20I | 17 March 2024 v Malaysia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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[edit]
His father was a cricketer but Kariko preferred volleyball as a youngster and only started playing cricket as a teenager.[2]
Career[edit]
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]
He made his senior T20 International debut against Uganda in July 2023 and was awarded man-of-the-match after taking three wickets.[5]
He was part of the Papau New Guinea side that qualified for the 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.[6] He was subsequently named in the Papau New Guinea squad for the tournament[7][8] 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.[9]
References[edit]
- ^ "John Kariko". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
- ^ "Everyday people PNG: John Koriko". looppng. 10 January 2022. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
- ^ "John Kariko relishing ICC Men's T20 World Cup debut". ICC. 29 May 2024. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
- ^ "Watch: Uganda U-19 bowler Joseph Baguma 'mankads' PNG batter John Kariko". Indian Express. 29 January 2022. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
- ^ "Barras youngster impresses on debut". Postcourier.com. 25 July 2023. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
- ^ "Barras make top-level tournament". The National. 28 May 2024. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
- ^ "Papua New Guinea stick with experience in T20 World Cup 2024 squad". ICC. 8 May 2024. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
- ^ "Core group maintained as PNG aim high for world cup campaign". nbc. 8 May 2024. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
- ^ "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.
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