However, he regained some form during the IPL 2010.
Before starting their chase of 201 runs against Kolkata Knight Riders, Jayawardene expressed his desire to open the innings to captain Kumar Sangakkara.
Sangakkara agreed to his fellow countrymate and Jayawardene scored a blazing 110* off just 59 balls winning them the match in the second last over.
Sangakkara, impressed by his teammate set him as opener for the Kings XI Punjab.
He scored a few more entertaining knocks in vain including 44 against the Rajasthan Royals and 93* against the Deccan Chargers.
He ended the tournament with a batting average of 43.90.
He was the 6th highest run scorer for the tournament and highest for the Kings XI Punjab.

With Kumar Sangakkara as the Sri Lankan Captain too, Jaywardene was sent as opener for the 2010 ICC World Twenty20.
In the first match against New Zealand, he scored 81 off just 51 balls.
However, this knock went in vain due to the collapse in the Sri Lankan batting line-up after his wicket fell which resulted in a total of only 135 on board batting first.
However, in his very next match against Zimbabwe, he scored 100 off just 64 balls helping them win the match helping them win the match defending a total of 173.
He thus became the 4th player to score a century in an Twenty20 International match and the first Sri Lankan to do so.
Sri Lanka won the match by D/L method.
In the very next match against West Indies, he scored 98* off just 56 balls narrowly missing his second century in a row.
This became his third consecutive score above 80.

He was named in the 'Team of the Tournament' for the 2011 World Cup by the ICC.

His knock of 103* against India in the 2011 World Cup Finals at Mumbai was nominated to be one of the best ODI batting performance of the year by ESPNCricinfo.
For his performances in 2011, he was named in the World ODI XI by the ESPNCricinfo.

During the second Test of Sri Lanka's tour of South Africa in 2011–12, Jayawardene became the ninth player in cricket history, and the first Sri Lankan, to score 10,000 Test runs.
At the end of the tour he was reappointed as Sri Lanka's captain, following the resignation of Tillakaratne Dilshan.

His knock of 180 against England at Galle was also nominated to be one of the best Test batting performance of the year 2012 by ESPNCricinfo.

Jayawardene led Sri Lanka to the final of the 2012 ICC World Twenty20 against the West Indies  on home turf.
Having restricted the Windies to 137/6, Sri Lanka were steadily making progress in chasing down the target with Jayawardene well set.
Halfway through their innings, captain Jayawardene noticed that the West Indies were slightly ahead on Duckworth/Lewis with a hint of rain in the air.
He subsequently decided to accelerate the innings, but this only triggered a collapse.
The rain never came and Sri Lanka fell a long way short of the target.
He resigned as Sri Lanka's T20 captain after the match and in 2014 also announced his retirement from T20 cricket.
He was selected in the 2nd XI of the 2014 ICC World T20 Cup by Cricinfo.

He was named as captain of the 'Team of the Tournament' for the 2012 T20 World Cup by the ICC.

He holds the record for the most catches in ODIs, taking 218 catches in 448 matches.

He also holds the record for the most runs in a Twenty20 World Cup Career having scored 858 runs in 25 innings, at an average of 40.8 runs per inning, in the four ICC World Twenty20 tournaments held to date (2007, 2009, 2010 and 2012).

On 31 March 2016 it was announced that Jayawaradene has signed for Somerset County Cricket to represent them in the English T20 league.
However, he regained some form during the IPL 2010. Before starting their chase of 201 runs against Kolkata Knight Riders, Jayawardene expressed his desire to open the innings to captain Kumar Sangakkara. Sangakkara agreed to his fellow countrymate and Jayawardene scored a blazing 110* off just 59 balls winning them the match in the second last over. Sangakkara, impressed by his teammate set him as opener for the Kings XI Punjab. He scored a few more entertaining knocks in vain including 44 against the Rajasthan Royals and 93* against the Deccan Chargers. He ended the tournament with a batting average of 43.90. He was the 6th highest run scorer for the tournament and highest for the Kings XI Punjab.
With Kumar Sangakkara as the Sri Lankan Captain too, Jaywardene was sent as opener for the 2010 ICC World Twenty20. In the first match against New Zealand, he scored 81 off just 51 balls. However, this knock went in vain due to the collapse in the Sri Lankan batting line-up after his wicket fell which resulted in a total of only 135 on board batting first. However, in his very next match against Zimbabwe, he scored 100 off just 64 balls helping them win the match helping them win the match defending a total of 173. He thus became the 4th player to score a century in an Twenty20 International match and the first Sri Lankan to do so. Sri Lanka won the match by D/L method. In the very next match against West Indies, he scored 98* off just 56 balls narrowly missing his second century in a row. This became his third consecutive score above 80.
He was named in the 'Team of the Tournament' for the 2011 World Cup by the ICC.
His knock of 103* against India in the 2011 World Cup Finals at Mumbai was nominated to be one of the best ODI batting performance of the year by ESPNCricinfo. For his performances in 2011, he was named in the World ODI XI by the ESPNCricinfo.
During the second Test of Sri Lanka's tour of South Africa in 2011–12, Jayawardene became the ninth player in cricket history, and the first Sri Lankan, to score 10,000 Test runs. At the end of the tour he was reappointed as Sri Lanka's captain, following the resignation of Tillakaratne Dilshan.
His knock of 180 against England at Galle was also nominated to be one of the best Test batting performance of the year 2012 by ESPNCricinfo.
Jayawardene led Sri Lanka to the final of the 2012 ICC World Twenty20 against the West Indies  on home turf. Having restricted the Windies to 137/6, Sri Lanka were steadily making progress in chasing down the target with Jayawardene well set. Halfway through their innings, captain Jayawardene noticed that the West Indies were slightly ahead on Duckworth/Lewis with a hint of rain in the air. He subsequently decided to accelerate the innings, but this only triggered a collapse. The rain never came and Sri Lanka fell a long way short of the target. He resigned as Sri Lanka's T20 captain after the match and in 2014 also announced his retirement from T20 cricket. He was selected in the 2nd XI of the 2014 ICC World T20 Cup by Cricinfo.
He was named as captain of the 'Team of the Tournament' for the 2012 T20 World Cup by the ICC.
He holds the record for the most catches in ODIs, taking 218 catches in 448 matches.
He also holds the record for the most runs in a Twenty20 World Cup Career having scored 858 runs in 25 innings, at an average of 40.8 runs per inning, in the four ICC World Twenty20 tournaments held to date (2007, 2009, 2010 and 2012).
On 31 March 2016 it was announced that Jayawaradene has signed for Somerset County Cricket to represent them in the English T20 league.
Mahela Jayawardene