JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

HTML

<script type="text/javascript" src="https://code.jquery.com/jquery-3.5.1.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript" src="https://cdn.datatables.net/1.10.21/js/jquery.dataTables.min.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript" src="https://cdn.datatables.net/searchpanes/1.1.0/js/dataTables.searchPanes.min.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript" src="https://cdn.datatables.net/select/1.3.1/js/dataTables.select.min.js"></script>

<link rel='stylesheet' href='https://cdn.datatables.net/1.10.21/css/jquery.dataTables.min.css' type='text/css' media='all' />
<link rel='stylesheet' href='https://cdn.datatables.net/searchpanes/1.1.0/css/searchPanes.dataTables.min.css' type='text/css' media='all' />
<link rel='stylesheet' href='https://cdn.datatables.net/select/1.3.1/css/select.dataTables.min.css' type='text/css' media='all' />

<button id="loadFilter">
Load Filters
</button>

<table id="example" class="display nowrap" style="width:100%">
        <thead>
            <tr>
                <th>Name</th>
                <th>Position</th>
                <th>Office</th>
                <th>Age</th>
                <th>Start date</th>
                <th>Salary</th>
            </tr>
        </thead>
        <tbody>
            <tr>
                <td>Tiger Nixon</td>
                <td>System Architect</td>
                <td>Edinburgh</td>
                <td>61</td>
                <td>2011/04/25</td>
                <td>$320,800</td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
                <td>Garrett Winters</td>
                <td>Accountant</td>
                <td>Tokyo</td>
                <td>63</td>
                <td>2011/07/25</td>
                <td>$170,750</td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
                <td>Ashton Cox</td>
                <td>Junior Technical Author</td>
                <td>San Francisco</td>
                <td>66</td>
                <td>2009/01/12</td>
                <td>$86,000</td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
          ...

JavaScript

$(document).ready(function() {
    var table = $('#example').DataTable( {
        dom: 'Pfrtip'
    });
    
    $('#loadFilter').on('click', function() {
			var row = $('#DataTables_Table_2').find('tr:nth-child(2)');
      var spTable = $('#DataTables_Table_2').DataTable()
    	spTable.row( row ).select();
    	//$('#DataTables_Table_2').find('tr:nth-child(2)').addClass('selected');
    	//$('#DataTables_Table_2').find('tr:nth-child(2)').click();
    });
});