Bjorn Fortuin

Personal information
Born	21 October 1994 (age 30); Paarl, Western Cape, South Africa
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Slow left-arm orthodox
Role	Bowler
International information
National side	South Africa (2019 - present);
ODI debut (cap 136)	7 February 2020 v England
Last ODI	22 December 2024 v Pakistan
T20I debut (cap 84)	18 September 2019 v India
Last T20I	29 September 2024 v Ireland
Career statistics
Medal record
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Representing South Africa
ICC T20 World Cup
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ICC T20 World Cup
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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]

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

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

External links

Bjorn Fortuin at ESPNcricinfo

[Bio-1] "Bjorn Fortuin". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 3 September 2015.

[2] North West Squad / Players – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 31 August 2015.

[T20GL-3] "T20 Global League announces final team squads". T20 Global League. Archived from the original on 5 September 2017. Retrieved 28 August 2017.

[PP-4] "Cricket South Africa postpones Global T20 league". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 October 2017.

[con1819-5] "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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