The Hundred, Women: MI London vs Manchester Super Giants

Platform comparison

Market context

MI London Women are scheduled to play Manchester Super Giants Women in The Hundred at the Kia Oval, with the result to be settled by ESPNcricinfo’s final scorecard rather than market sentiment. The crowd-implied **0% YES** suggests the contract is already being priced as effectively decided or that the relevant result has been fully reflected, but the actual settlement still follows the published match outcome. Under the market rules, ordinary cricket outcomes count as wins, including DLS/DRS decisions, over-rate penalties, forfeits, and walkovers.

The cleanest comparator is the teams’ recent meeting history: Manchester Super Giants beat MI London by six wickets in the corresponding 2026 fixture, and they also won earlier in the same season against London Spirit, backing up a stronger overall position than MI London’s winless start in the standings. ESPN’s season table showed Manchester Super Giants in a stronger playoff position and MI London at the foot of the table, with the pair having already met in a context where Manchester Super Giants were the more efficient batting side. In market terms, that makes a very low YES price easier to understand than a balanced pre-match line. Recent scorecards and reports from ESPN and BBC also show Manchester Super Giants converting starts into wins with fewer balls used, which is the kind of performance profile traders typically use as context for probability.

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Methodology

This overview of The Hundred, Women: MI London vs Manchester Super Giants reviews the four comparable platforms from a regulatory perspective: which is accessible in your jurisdiction, where KYC kicks in, how the platform is classified by your country of residence. Live probability is the Polymarket mid; comparison columns show regulatory status, KYC thresholds and settlement options for each platform.

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