Bjorn Fortuin

Bjorn Fortuin (born 21 October 1994) is a South African 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
Paarl, South Africa
BattingRight-handed
BowlingSlow left-arm orthodox
RoleBowler
International information
National side
Only ODI (cap 136)7 February 2020 v England
T20I debut (cap 84)18 September 2019 v India
Last T20I16 February 2020 v England
Source: Cricinfo, 16 February 2020

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]

International career

In August 2019, he was named in South Africa's Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for their series against India.[11] He made his T20I debut for South Africa, against India, on 18 September 2019.[12] In January 2020, he was named in South Africa's One Day International (ODI) squad for their series against England.[13] He made his ODI debut for South Africa, against England, on 7 February 2020.[14]

References
  1. "Bjorn Fortuin". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 3 September 2015.
  2. North West Squad / Players – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
  3. "T20 Global League announces final team squads". T20 Global League. Archived from the original on 5 September 2017. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
  4. "Cricket South Africa postpones Global T20 league". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
  5. "bizhub Highveld Lions' Squad Boasts Full Arsenal of Players". Highveld Lions. 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. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
  10. "MSL 2.0 announces its T20 squads". Cricket South Africa. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
  11. "Nortje, Second and Muthusamy part of South Africa squads to India". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
  12. "2nd T20I (N), South Africa tour of India at Mohali, Sep 18 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
  13. "Lungi Ngidi, Temba Bavuma named in South Africa ODI squad, Quinton de Kock to be captain". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
  14. "2nd ODI (D/N), England tour of South Africa at Durban, Feb 7 2020". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
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