| Bjorn Fortuin | |
| Country: | South Africa |
| International: | true |
| Birth Date: | 21 October 1994 |
| Birth Place: | Paarl, Western Cape, South Africa |
| 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 |
Bjorn Carl Fortuin is a South African professional cricketer. He made his international debut for the South Africa cricket team in September 2019.[1]
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 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]
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]