[6] Silva played as professional for Northern League former double National Knockout champions Chorley during the English summer of 2022, helping them win the T20 Cup that year.
[7] In September 2017, he was named in Sri Lanka's Test squad for their series against Pakistan in the United Arab Emirates, but again, he did not play.
However, in the second innings, Silva scored his maiden test fifty and guided Sri Lanka to edge closer to the win.
[16] The match ended with a 215-run win to Sri Lanka due to impressive bowling performance by all bowlers.
[19] For his performance, Silva was rewarded with a jump of 29 places in the ICC Test Batting Rankings, which has put him inside the top-50 batsmen in 49th spot for first time in his career.