On 25 February 2014 in an Asia Cup fixture against Pakistan, Jayawardene became only the second cricketer after Sachin Tendulkar to appear in 600 international matches.

On 14 July 2014, Jayawardene announced his retirement from Test cricket after the 2014 Pakistan series.
He played his final Test at his favourite ground, the Sinhalese Sports Club, where he scored 54 runs in his last test innings.
The ground was replete with thousands of tributes.
Russell Arnold quipped that Legends never retire.

His last One-Day innings in Sri Lanka was played on 13 December 2014 in the last match of England ODI series.
He was caught on 28 in his last innings on home soil.
Sri Lankan skipper Angelo Mathews gave him the ball to take the final wicket.
He got his 8th ODI wicket by dismissing James Tredwell through a stumping, with Sangakkara behind the stumps.

On 11 January 2015, he scored his 18th ODI century against New Zealand.
This was his first ODI century in New Zealand in his 17-year-long ODI career.

During a match against Australia at the 2015 ICC Cricket World Cup, Jayawardene became the most capped player for Sri Lanka in ODIs, passing Jayasuriya's 445 ODI matches.

Jayawardene's last ODI was the quarter final of the 2015 World Cup, played against South Africa.
He only scored 4 runs and Sri Lanka failed to qualify for the semi-finals for the first time since 1999.
On 25 February 2014 in an Asia Cup fixture against Pakistan, Jayawardene became only the second cricketer after Sachin Tendulkar to appear in 600 international matches.
On 14 July 2014, Jayawardene announced his retirement from Test cricket after the 2014 Pakistan series. He played his final Test at his favourite ground, the Sinhalese Sports Club, where he scored 54 runs in his last test innings. The ground was replete with thousands of tributes. Russell Arnold quipped that Legends never retire.
His last One-Day innings in Sri Lanka was played on 13 December 2014 in the last match of England ODI series. He was caught on 28 in his last innings on home soil. Sri Lankan skipper Angelo Mathews gave him the ball to take the final wicket. He got his 8th ODI wicket by dismissing James Tredwell through a stumping, with Sangakkara behind the stumps.
On 11 January 2015, he scored his 18th ODI century against New Zealand. This was his first ODI century in New Zealand in his 17-year-long ODI career.
During a match against Australia at the 2015 ICC Cricket World Cup, Jayawardene became the most capped player for Sri Lanka in ODIs, passing Jayasuriya's 445 ODI matches.
Jayawardene's last ODI was the quarter final of the 2015 World Cup, played against South Africa. He only scored 4 runs and Sri Lanka failed to qualify for the semi-finals for the first time since 1999.
Mahela Jayawardene