Bjorn Fortuin
South African cricketer (born 1994) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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| Born | 21 October 1994 Paarl, Western Cape, South Africa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Slow left-arm orthodox | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Bowler | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| ODI debut (cap 136) | 7 February 2020 v England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 21 March 2023 v West Indies | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20I debut (cap 84) | 18 September 2019 v India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last T20I | 3 September 2023 v Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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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]
International career
In August 2019, he was named in South Africa's Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for their series against India.[13] He made his T20I debut for South Africa, against India, on 18 September 2019.[14] In January 2020, he was named in South Africa's One Day International (ODI) squad for their series against England.[15] He made his ODI debut for South Africa, against England, on 7 February 2020.[16]
In September 2021, Fortuin was named in South Africa's squad for the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.[17]
In May 2024, he was named in South Africa’s squad for the 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup tournament.[18]
Personal life
On 24 April 2021, Fortuin converted to Islam,[19] adopting the Muslim name of Imaad.[20] He is the second South African international cricketer, after Wayne Parnell, to convert to Islam.[21]
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