The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has reportedly decided to move the starting time of the IPL 2022 final, which will be played on May 29 at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, to 8 pm.

This is mostly due to the BCCI deciding to bring back the closing ceremony which will precede the final match and Bollywood personalities like Ranveer Singh and AR Rahman are set to perform. Reportedly, to celebrate 75 years of India's independence, the Board will also put on a show, chronicling the journey of Indian cricket over the last seven decades.

BCCI wants to go back to 4 PM and 8 PM start times of matches from IPL 2023 onwards- Report

"The start of the IPL final will be slightly pushed back to 8 pm due to a 40-minute closing ceremony preceding it. Due to Covid, this is the first time since 2019 when the BCCI is organising a closing ceremony for the IPL, and it wants to celebrate the occasion in grand fashion," a source in the BCCI told TOI on Thursday.  

A few weeks ago, the BCCI invited tenders from event management companies for the closing ceremony.