Legendary cricketing pairs who played their last match together (Post-2000) 

Mahela Jayawardene & Kumar Sangakkara (Played Last ODI and Last T20I Together)

Sanga and Mahela - A partnership made in Heaven?

The fact that Sri Lankan cricket has not been able to challenge the world's top sides in the last three years just explains how crucial these two legends were to their country. Mahela Jayawardene and Kumar Sangakkara's pairing has already been written in golden words in the pages of cricketing history. Their batting, fielding skills, as well as captaincy in all formats, made Sri Lanka a serious threat for any opposition during the first two decades of this century.

They still hold the record for the highest partnership for any wicket in Test cricket - against the most dominant Test team of that era - South Africa. Their perseverance in Test cricket was again rewarded when their team finally managed to win a full Test series in England in 2014, with just one ball to spare.

A similar thing happened in limited overs cricket a few months prior. They were both a part of two 50-over World Cup and two World T20 final losses each, with both captaining the sides twice each. Their fifth ICC tournament final was grace-saving to say the least, they won it with Sangakkara winning man of the match.

Ironically, the captain this time was Lasith Malinga. Both immediately retired from the shortest format. The last ball of the last ODI they both played in Sri Lanka resulted in a wicket involving both, with Mahela surprisingly bowling the ball and Sangakkara happily affecting a stumping.

While they both decided to end their Test careers the following season, albeit in different series, they decided to make a final attempt by winning their country their second ODI World Cup, since neither had made their debut back when their country won it in 1996. While ICC World Cup 2015 was Mahela's fifth and Sanga's fourth World Cup, they faced a humiliating loss in the quarter-final against South Africa, which happened to be the last ODI game for both legends.