Upekha Ashantha Fernando (born 17 December 1979, in
Colombo
Colombo, ( ; , ; , ), is the executive and judicial capital and largest city of Sri Lanka by population. The Colombo metropolitan area is estimated to have a population of 5.6 million, and 752,993 within the municipal limits. It is the ...
) is a former
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, also known historically as Ceylon, is an island country in South Asia. It lies in the Indian Ocean, southwest of the Bay of Bengal, separated from the Indian subcontinent, ...
n first-class cricketer who played for the
Sinhalese Sports Club
The Sinhalese people, Singhalese Sports Club (SSC) was a first-class cricket club in Colombo, Sri Lanka till 2025 when they were relegated after enduring a horrendous 2024-25 version of the Major Club 3 day tournament in which they could only m ...
from 1997–98 to 2002–03. He captained the Sri Lankan Under-19 team against India in 1998–99. An all-rounder, he bowled right-arm off-cutters and batted right-handed, often opening the batting.
Upekha Fernando lost his place in the team after an injury. He is employed in the outsourcing business.
External links
Cricinfo profile
1979 births
Living people
Sri Lankan cricketers
Sinhalese Sports Club cricketers
Cricketers from Colombo
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