He played in the tour match between Sri Lanka Board President's XI vs Indian national cricket team in August 2015 and was called up for the 15-man squad for the three-match series.

[9] Despite he has been a regular contender for the international cricket in many times, he could not play any match due to heavy fast bowling attack Sri Lanka had.

[10] However, Sri Lanka won the match by 229 runs, to secure the Warne-Muralitharan Trophy for the first time.

[11] In August 2017, he was named in Sri Lanka's One Day International (ODI) squad for their series against India.

[16][17] In February 2019, he was called up to the squad for the second Test against Australia due to injuries to main pace bowlers.

[18][19] On 16 February 2019 against South Africa, Fernando along with Kusal Perera formed a 78-run partnership to win the match by one wicket.

[22] In second Test at Port Elizabeth, Fernando led the bowling attack again, where he dismissed Hashim Amla for a golden duck.