Bjorn Fortuin

Bjorn Fortuin

Bjorn Fortuin

South Africa South Africa

Overview

Full Name Bjorn Carl Fortuin
Age 30y 62d
Born Friday October 21, 1994, South Africa
Batting Style Right Handed
Bowling Style Slow left-arm orthodox
Playing Role Bowler

Teams represented

South Africa South AfricaNorth West Dragons North West DragonsSouth Africa A South Africa ASouth African Invitation XI South African Invitation XIDP World Lions DP World LionsSouth Africa Emerging South Africa EmergingDurban Qalandars Durban QalandarsPaarl Rocks Paarl RocksPaarl Royals Paarl Royals

Biography

Bjorn Fortuin is a Paarl born spin-bowling all-rounder. He owns the ability to bowl wicket-taking spells and can also contribute few runs with the bat down the order. With more than 100 wickets and 1500 runs to his name in First-class cricket, Fortuin has kept himself under the selector's radar. He played for the Highveld Lions team for the 2017-18 season.


Bjorn was promising in Mzansi Super League T20 tournament representing Paarl Rocks but the turning point of his life came in the 2018–19 CSA T20 Challenge tournament where he ended as the leading wicket-taker of the tournament with 15 scalps from 10 matches. A terrific tournament with the ball bagged him the CSA T20 Challenge Player of the Season award. Finally, in August 2019, his extraordinary performance was acknowledged by the selectors and he was named in South Africa's T20I squad for the series against India. 

Batting

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Bowling

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Fielding

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Career Wickets

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Biography

sub title

Bjorn Fortuin is a Paarl born spin-bowling all-rounder. He owns the ability to bowl wicket-taking spells and can also contribute few runs with the bat down the order. With more than 100 wickets and 1500 runs to his name in First-class cricket, Fortuin has kept himself under the selector's radar. He played for the Highveld Lions team for the 2017-18 season.


Bjorn was promising in Mzansi Super League T20 tournament representing Paarl Rocks but the turning point of his life came in the 2018–19 CSA T20 Challenge tournament where he ended as the leading wicket-taker of the tournament with 15 scalps from 10 matches. A terrific tournament with the ball bagged him the CSA T20 Challenge Player of the Season award. Finally, in August 2019, his extraordinary performance was acknowledged by the selectors and he was named in South Africa's T20I squad for the series against India.