Bjorn Fortuin

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]

Bjorn Fortuin

Personal information
Born	(1994-10-21) 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	21 March 2023 v West Indies
T20I debut (cap 84)	18 September 2019 v India
Last T20I	3 September 2023 v Australia
Career statistics
Competition ODI T20I FC LA Matches 5 14 56 81 Runs scored 2 44 2,107 768 Batting average 1.00 8.80 29.67 17.86 100s/50s 0/0 0/0 4/7 0/2 Top score 1 17* 194 62* Balls bowled 186 258 9,178 3,713 Wickets 6 15 151 96 Bowling average 29.16 20.80 29.03 30.33 5 wickets in innings 0 0 5 1 10 wickets in match – 0 0 0 Best bowling 2/46 3/16 7/70 5/34 Catches/stumpings 0/– 4/– 26/– 14/–
Medal record Men's Cricket Representing  South Africa ICC T20 World Cup Runner-up 2024 West Indies & USA
Source: Cricinfo, 4 May 2023

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]