Jayawardene top-scored with 103 not out in Sri Lanka's total of 274 for six at the Wankhede Stadium on Saturday.
He became the second Sri Lankan after Aravinda de Silva, and the sixth batsman overall to score hundred in a World Cup final.
It was a far cry from the World Cup final of four years ago where Jayawardene was dismissed for just 19 as Australia triumphed in Barbados.
Jayawardene, 33, reached his century in superb style with two successive boundaries off Zaheer Khan.
First he cut the left-arm quick behind high behind square on the offside before next ball striking a brilliant boundary over mid-off to go to the landmark in 84 balls with 13 fours.
Jayawardene, who came in at 60 for two, has long had the enviable ability to make runs quickly without seeming to make a great effort.
He is also capable of great feats of batting concentration as he showed while making 374 against South Africa at Colombo in 2006 where he shared a Test record stand for any wicket of 624 with current skipper Kumar Sangakkara.
Zaheer, who began with three successive maidens, was unable to contain Jayawardene in the closing stages.
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