Bjorn Fortuin

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Bjorn Fortuin
Personal information
Born (1994-10-21) 21 October 1994 (age 31)
Paarl, Western Cape, South Africa
BattingRight-handed
BowlingSlow left-arm orthodox
RoleBowler
International information
National side
ODI debut(cap  136)7 February 2020 v  England
Last ODI22 December 2024 v  Pakistan
T20I debut(cap  84)18 September 2019 v  India
Last T20I11 October 2025 v  Namibia
Career statistics
Competition ODI T20I FC LA
Matches132773106
Runs scored741272,759953
Batting average 9.2512.7030.6516.43
100s/50s0/00/07/90/2
Top score283219462*
Balls bowled60248012,8104,780
Wickets 1623215122
Bowling average 30.8128.2627.9530.48
5 wickets in innings 0091
10 wickets in match0000
Best bowling2/223/167/705/34
Catches/stumpings 0/–6/–31/–28/–
Medal record
Men's Cricket
Representing Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
ICC T20 World Cup
Runner-up 2024 West Indies & USA
Source: Cricinfo, 11 October 2025

Bjorn Carl Fortuin also known as Imaad Fortuin is a South African professional cricketer. He made his international debut for the South Africa cricket team in September 2019. [1]

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Domestic career

He was included in the North West cricket team squad for the 2015 Africa T20 Cup. [2] In August 2017, he was named in Durban Qalandars' squad for the first season of the T20 Global League. [3] However, in October 2017, Cricket South Africa initially postponed the tournament until November 2018, with it being cancelled soon after. [4]

In June 2018, he was named in the squad for the Highveld Lions team for the 2018–19 season. [5] In October 2018, he was named in Paarl Rocks' squad for the first edition of the Mzansi Super League T20 tournament. [6] [7] He was the leading wicket-taker in the 2018–19 CSA T20 Challenge tournament, with fifteen dismissals in ten matches. [8] In August 2019, he was named the CSA T20 Challenge Player of the Season at Cricket South Africa's annual award ceremony. [9]

In September 2019, he was named in the squad for the Paarl Rocks team for the 2019 Mzansi Super League tournament. [10] In April 2021, he was named in Gauteng's squad, ahead of the 2021–22 cricket season in South Africa. [11] On 1 April 2022, in Division One of the 2021–22 CSA One-Day Cup, Fortuin took his first five-wicket haul in List A cricket. [12]

In May 2025, Fortuin signed a short-term contract to play for English club Hampshire in the early stages of that year's T20 Blast. [13]

International career

In August 2019, he was named in South Africa's Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for their series against India. [14] He made his T20I debut for South Africa, against India, on 18 September 2019. [15] In January 2020, he was named in South Africa's One Day International (ODI) squad for their series against England. [16] He made his ODI debut for South Africa, against England, on 7 February 2020. [17]

In September 2021, Fortuin was named in South Africa's squad for the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup. [18]

In May 2024, he was named in South Africa’s squad for the 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup tournament. [19]

Personal life

On 24 April 2021, Fortuin converted to Islam, [20] adopting the Muslim name of Imaad. [21] He is the second South African international cricketer, after Wayne Parnell, to convert to Islam. [22]

References

  1. ↑ "Bjorn Fortuin". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 3 September 2015.
  2. ↑ North West Squad / Players – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
  3. ↑ "T20 Global League announces final team squads". T20 Global League. Archived from the original on 5 September 2017. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
  4. ↑ "Cricket South Africa postpones Global T20 league". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
  5. ↑ "bizhub Highveld Lions' Squad Boasts Full Arsenal of Players". Highveld Lions. Archived from the original on 16 June 2018. Retrieved 16 June 2018.
  6. ↑ "Mzansi Super League - full squad lists". Sport24. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
  7. ↑ "Mzansi Super League Player Draft: The story so far". Independent Online. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
  8. ↑ "CSA T20 Challenge, 2018/19: Most wickets". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
  9. ↑ "Du Plessis and Van Niekerk honoured with CSA's top awards". Cricket South Africa. Archived from the original on 4 August 2019. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
  10. ↑ "MSL 2.0 announces its T20 squads". Cricket South Africa. Archived from the original on 4 September 2019. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
  11. ↑ "CSA reveals Division One squads for 2021/22". Cricket South Africa. Archived from the original on 20 April 2021. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
  12. ↑ "Lions defeat Titans in a low-scoring thriller". SuperSport. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
  13. ↑ "Hawks draft in Fortuin as Dawson replacement". BBC Sport. Retrieved 30 May 2025.
  14. ↑ "Nortje, Second and Muthusamy part of South Africa squads to India". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
  15. ↑ "2nd T20I (N), South Africa tour of India at Mohali, Sep 18 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
  16. ↑ "Lungi Ngidi, Temba Bavuma named in South Africa ODI squad, Quinton de Kock to be captain". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
  17. ↑ "2nd ODI (D/N), England tour of South Africa at Durban, Feb 7 2020". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
  18. ↑ "T20 World Cup: South Africa leave out Faf du Plessis, Imran Tahir and Chris Morris". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
  19. ↑ "South Africa Squad for ICC Men's T20I World Cup". ScoreWaves. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
  20. ↑ "Bjorn Fortuin, a South African cricketer, has converted to Islam and adopted the Muslim name Emad". News Glory. Archived from the original on 25 April 2021. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
  21. ↑ "South African cricketer Bjorn Fortuin converts to Islam after his wedding". CricTracker. 25 April 2021. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
  22. ↑ "South African cricketer Bjorn Fortuin accepts Islam". BD Crictime. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
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