Royals it is!

What a final! A real nail biter, with the momentum shifting from one team to the other throughout the course of the last 10 overs of Rajasthan's chase.

In the end, Shane Warne's boys emerged deserving winners, but only just. In a match that went right down to the last ball, Dhoni's boys weren't too far behind either.

So, it's finally over ..... 44 days, 59 matches of whirlwind 20-20 action when nary a day went by without a contest (and sometimes there were two).

I think I'll miss the IPL .............