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Everything you need to know about this weekend’s fixtures at Sydney Showground Stadium
The Rebel Women’s Big Bash League action returns to Western Sydney this weekend, with five huge fixtures at Sydney Showground Stadium.
Sydney Thunder fans will have the chance to watch their heroes in action against the Adelaide Strikers on Saturday and reigning champions the Brisbane Heat on Sunday.
MATCH INFORMATION
Saturday 31 October
Gates: 11:45am
Match 1: Sydney Thunder vs Adelaide Strikers (12:15pm start)
Match 2: Brisbane Heat vs Hobart Hurricanes (3:40pm start)
Match 3: Sydney Sixers vs Melbourne Stars (7:05pm start)
Sunday 1 November
Gates: 9:50am
Match 1: Sydney Thunder vs Brisbane Heat (10:20am start)
Match 2: Melbourne Renegades vs Sydney Sixers (1:45pm start)
TICKETS
General Public
Tickets must be purchased online in advance, with no box office sales on match day.
All patrons, including children, must purchase a ticket online for contact tracing purposes and safety management.
Thunder Members
Members of the Thunder Nation get free entry but must redeem their ticket using their Membership barcode as the password. Click here to redeem your tickets.
Keen to join the Thunder Nation? Click here to check out Membership packages, starting from $40.
SAFETY AND RESTRICTIONS
– Please stay home if you have any kind of cough, fever, chills or any COVID-19 symptoms
– Try to keep a couple of cricket bat lengths (1.5M) away from other patrons, especially if they’re not in your social group
– Masks are encouraged, but it’s up to you
GETTING THERE
Sydney Showground Stadium is easily accessible by car and public transport.
Parking is available at P1 for $6 per hour, up to a maximum fee of $30 per day.
Pre-booked parking is available through SOPA.
Please note Showground Road and Grand Parade will be closed.
Click here for more parking information.
Regular trains, busses and ferries operate to Olympic Park every day.
Trains between Olympic Park and Lidcombe will run every 10 minutes until midnight.
Route 525 buses operate between Parramatta and Burwood, via Olympic Park.
Route 526 runs from the Olympic Park Ferry Wharf to Olympic Park.
Click here for more public transport information.
CONDITIONS OF ENTRY
For information on Conditions of Entry including prohibited items, please click here.
OTHER EVENTS
Please be aware there will be a major event happening at Sydney Olympic Park on Saturday night. We suggest allowing plenty of time to get to Sydney Showground Stadium and pre-booking parking, if required.
– Bledisloe Cup, ANZ Stadium (7:45pm start)
HOMEWORLD TEAM POSTER
Get to know your Sydney Thunder squad! Click here to download your free HomeWorld team poster.
POST-MATCH PLAYER SIGNINGS
Thanks to Homestar Finance, this season you can collect digital autographs from your favourite players. Click here to register to receive Saturday’s digital autograph. It’s free!
HOMEWORLD 50-50 CHARITY RAFFLE
The HomeWorld 50-50 Charity Raffle is going online this season. Click here to purchase your raffle ticket. Proceeds from the raffle will help OzHarvest provide meals to those in need across the Thunder Nation.
FOLLOW THE GAME
Stay up to date on all the action and news from the match by following Sydney Thunder on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
CAN’T MAKE THIS WEEKEND?
There’s plenty more opportunities to watch your Thunder heroes in action!
Wednesday 4 November | Vs Perth Scorchers | Blacktown International Sportspark | 2:30PM
Wednesday 11 November | Vs Brisbane Heat | Blacktown International Sportspark | 7:05PM
Saturday 14 November | Vs Melbourne Stars | Sydney Showground Stadium | 7:05PM
Sunday 15 November | Vs Perth Scorchers | Sydney Showground Stadium | 10:20AM
Wednesday 18 November | Vs Sydney Sixers | Sydney Showground Stadium | 7:05PM
Name of Author: Sydney Thunder
The Sydney Thunder is an Australian professional cricket team competing in the Big Bash League (BBL). Based at Sydney Showground Stadium, the Thunder, along with the Sydney Sixers, succeeded the New South Wales Blues from the defunct KFC Twenty20 Big Bash.
