Dhananjaya de Silva, a technically sound top-order batsman hailing from the southern part of the island, came to the attention of the national selectors in 2015. He made his T20 debut in that year, and in the subsequent year, 2016, he marked his entry into the other two international formats. Notably, he has already made a significant impression in the Test arena, with two centuries to his name within his initial 10 Test matches.