Bjorn Fortuin
{{Short description|South African cricketer (born 1994)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2015}}
{{Infobox cricketer
| name = Bjorn Fortuin
| image =
| country = South Africa
| international = true
| fullname =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1994|10|21|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Paarl, Western Cape, South Africa
| death_date =
| death_place =
| batting = Right-handed
| bowling = Slow left-arm orthodox
| role = Bowler
| odidebutdate = 7 February
| odidebutyear = 2020
| odidebutagainst = England
| odicap = 136
| lastodidate = 21 March
| lastodiyear = 2023
| lastodiagainst = West Indies
| T20Idebutdate = 18 September
| T20Idebutyear = 2019
| T20Idebutagainst = India
| T20Icap = 84
| lastT20Idate = 3 September
| lastT20Iyear = 2023
| lastT20Iagainst = Australia
| columns = 4
| column1 = ODI
| matches1 = 5
| runs1 = 2
| bat avg1 = 1.00
| 100s/50s1 = 0/0
| top score1 = 1
| deliveries1 = 186
| wickets1 = 6
| bowl avg1 = 29.16
| fivefor1 = 0
| tenfor1 = –
| best bowling1 = 2/46
| catches/stumpings1 = 0/–
| column2 = T20I
| matches2 = 14
| runs2 = 44
| bat avg2 = 8.80
| 100s/50s2 = 0/0
| top score2 = 17*
| deliveries2 = 258
| wickets2 = 15
| bowl avg2 = 20.80
| fivefor2 = 0
| tenfor2 = 0
| best bowling2 = 3/16
| catches/stumpings2 = 4/–
| column3 = FC
| matches3 = 56
| runs3 = 2,107
| bat avg3 = 29.67
| 100s/50s3 = 4/7
| top score3 = 194
| deliveries3 = 9,178
| wickets3 = 151
| bowl avg3 = 29.03
| fivefor3 = 5
| tenfor3 = 0
| best bowling3 = 7/70
| catches/stumpings3 = 26/–
| column4 = LA
| matches4 = 81
| runs4 = 768
| bat avg4 = 17.86
| 100s/50s4 = 0/2
| top score4 = 62*
| deliveries4 = 3,713
| wickets4 = 96
| bowl avg4 = 30.33
| fivefor4 = 1
| tenfor4 = 0
| best bowling4 = 5/34
| catches/stumpings4 = 14/–
| date = 4 May 2023
| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/553249.html Cricinfo
|internationalspan=2019 - present
| medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Men's Cricket}}
{{MedalCountry|{{RSA}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|ICC T20 World Cup|}}
{{Medal|RU|2024 West Indies & USA|}}
}}
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.{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/553249.html |title=Bjorn Fortuin |access-date=3 September 2015 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}
Domestic career
He was included in the North West cricket team squad for the 2015 Africa T20 Cup.[http://www.espncricinfo.com/africa-t20-cup-2015-16/content/squad/913125.html North West Squad / Players] – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 31 August 2015. In August 2017, he was named in Durban Qalandars' squad for the first season of the T20 Global League.{{cite web|url=http://www.t20.gl/news/t20-global-league-announces-final-team-squads|title=T20 Global League announces final team squads|access-date=28 August 2017|work=T20 Global League|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170905185645/https://www.t20.gl/news/t20-global-league-announces-final-team-squads|archive-date=5 September 2017|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}} However, in October 2017, Cricket South Africa initially postponed the tournament until November 2018, with it being cancelled soon after.{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/southafrica/content/story/1123408.html |title=Cricket South Africa postpones Global T20 league |access-date=10 October 2017 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}
In June 2018, he was named in the squad for the Highveld Lions team for the 2018–19 season.{{cite web |url=http://www.lionscricket.co.za/news/bizhub-highveld-lions%E2%80%99-squad-boasts-full-arsenal-o |title=bizhub Highveld Lions' Squad Boasts Full Arsenal of Players |work=Highveld Lions |access-date=16 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180616153818/http://www.lionscricket.co.za/news/bizhub-highveld-lions%E2%80%99-squad-boasts-full-arsenal-o |archive-date=16 June 2018 |url-status=dead }} In October 2018, he was named in Paarl Rocks' squad for the first edition of the Mzansi Super League T20 tournament.{{cite web|url=https://www.sport24.co.za/Cricket/live-mzansi-super-league-player-draft-20181017 |title=Mzansi Super League - full squad lists |work=Sport24 |access-date=17 October 2018}}{{cite web|url=https://www.iol.co.za/sport/cricket/domestic/mzansi-super-league-player-draft-the-story-so-far-17521199 |title=Mzansi Super League Player Draft: The story so far |work=Independent Online |access-date=17 October 2018}} He was the leading wicket-taker in the 2018–19 CSA T20 Challenge tournament, with fifteen dismissals in ten matches.{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/bowling/most_wickets_career.html?id=12594;type=tournament |title=CSA T20 Challenge, 2018/19: Most wickets |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=5 May 2019}} In August 2019, he was named the CSA T20 Challenge Player of the Season at Cricket South Africa's annual award ceremony.{{cite web |url=https://cricket.co.za/news/31359/Du-Plessis-and-Van-Niekerk-honoured-with-CSAs-top-awards |title=Du Plessis and Van Niekerk honoured with CSA's top awards |work=Cricket South Africa |access-date=4 August 2019 |archive-date=4 August 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190804070830/https://cricket.co.za/news/31359/Du-Plessis-and-Van-Niekerk-honoured-with-CSAs-top-awards |url-status=dead }}
In September 2019, he was named in the squad for the Paarl Rocks team for the 2019 Mzansi Super League tournament.{{cite web |url=https://cricket.co.za/news/31555/MSL-20-announces-its-T20-squads |title=MSL 2.0 announces its T20 squads |work=Cricket South Africa |access-date=4 September 2019 |archive-date=4 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190904081427/https://cricket.co.za/news/31555/MSL-20-announces-its-T20-squads |url-status=dead }} In April 2021, he was named in Gauteng's squad, ahead of the 2021–22 cricket season in South Africa.{{cite web |url=https://cricket.co.za/news/38184/CSA-reveals-Division-One-squads-for-2021-22 |title=CSA reveals Division One squads for 2021/22 |work=Cricket South Africa |access-date=20 April 2021 |archive-date=20 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210420104034/http://cricket.co.za/news/38184/CSA-reveals-Division-One-squads-for-2021-22 |url-status=dead }} 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.{{cite web|url=https://supersport.com/cricket/csa-one-day-cup-202122/news/441ba863-cfac-42f4-9d8a-95ac63af64fd/low-scoring_thriller_fortuin_grabs_five_as_lions_down_titans_ |title=Lions defeat Titans in a low-scoring thriller |work=SuperSport |access-date=3 April 2022}}
International career
In August 2019, he was named in South Africa's Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for their series against India.{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/27377816/nortje-second-muthusamy-part-south-africa-squads-india |title=Nortje, Second and Muthusamy part of South Africa squads to India |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=13 August 2019}} He made his T20I debut for South Africa, against India, on 18 September 2019.{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1187005.html |title=2nd T20I (N), South Africa tour of India at Mohali, Sep 18 2019 |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=18 September 2019}} In January 2020, he was named in South Africa's One Day International (ODI) squad for their series against England.{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/28529980/lungi-ngidi-temba-bavuma-named-south-africa-odi-squad-quinton-de-kock-captain |title=Lungi Ngidi, Temba Bavuma named in South Africa ODI squad, Quinton de Kock to be captain |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=21 January 2020}} He made his ODI debut for South Africa, against England, on 7 February 2020.{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1185311.html |title=2nd ODI (D/N), England tour of South Africa at Durban, Feb 7 2020 |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=7 February 2020}}
In September 2021, Fortuin was named in South Africa's squad for the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/t20-world-cup-south-africa-leave-out-faf-du-plessis-and-imran-tahir-and-chris-morris-1276995 |title=T20 World Cup: South Africa leave out Faf du Plessis, Imran Tahir and Chris Morris |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=9 September 2021}}
In May 2024, he was named in South Africa’s squad for the 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup tournament.{{Cite web |title=South Africa Squad for ICC Men’s T20I World Cup |url=https://www.scorewaves.com/news-details/south-africa-squad-for-t20-world-cup |access-date=2024-06-11 |website=ScoreWaves |language=en}}
Personal life
On 24 April 2021, Fortuin converted to Islam,{{cite web |url=https://newsglory.in/bjorn-fortuin-a-south-african-cricketer-has-converted-to-islam-and-adopted-the-muslim-name-emad/ |title=Bjorn Fortuin, a South African cricketer, has converted to Islam and adopted the Muslim name Emad |work=News Glory |access-date=25 April 2021 |archive-date=25 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210425125152/https://newsglory.in/bjorn-fortuin-a-south-african-cricketer-has-converted-to-islam-and-adopted-the-muslim-name-emad/ |url-status=dead }} adopting the Muslim name of Imaad.{{Cite web|date=2021-04-25|title=South African cricketer Bjorn Fortuin converts to Islam after his wedding|url=https://www.crictracker.com/south-african-cricketer-bjorn-fortuin-converts-to-islam-after-his-wedding/|access-date=2021-04-25|website=CricTracker|language=en}} He is the second South African international cricketer, after Wayne Parnell, to convert to Islam.{{cite web|url=https://www.bdcrictime.com/south-african-cricketer-bjorn-fortuin-accepts-islam/ |title=South African cricketer Bjorn Fortuin accepts Islam. |work=BD Crictime |access-date=25 April 2021}}
References
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External links
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{{South Africa Squad 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup}}
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