Her main claim to fame was her bowling and she played primarily as a right-arm off break bowler.
[1][2] Her sister Hiruka also played cricket for Sri Lanka.
[3] Fernando made her only Women's Test cricket appearance in a 1998 match against Pakistan.
[4] Fernando played for Sri Lanka at the 2002 Indoor Cricket World Cup.
[6] In the same year, Fernando represented Sri Lanka at the 2009 Women's Cricket World Cup.