The Hundred, Women: London Spirit vs MI London

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Market context

The Hundred Women’s derby between London Spirit and MI London is framed by a recent pattern of tight, low-margin contests between the sides. Their first meeting this season finished tied at 151 apiece, with Amy Jones and Marie Kelly almost dragging Spirit over the line before MI held on, and ESPN’s scorecard records the result as a tie with two points each. Earlier head-to-heads also lean towards Spirit in completed matches, with Female Cricket noting three straight Spirit wins before that 2024 tie, which makes a near-even crowd price of 1% for a Spirit win or MI win-after-the-fact look detached from the teams’ recent competitive balance.[1][8][9][11]

For traders, the main catalysts are team news and availability rather than broad tournament trends. Female Cricket’s match preview says Spirit were relying on Marizanne Kapp and Amy Jones, while MI were leaning on Hayley Matthews and Amelia Kerr, so any late update on those core all-rounders would matter disproportionately; it also flags both sides as needing a response after disappointing recent outings. The fixture list itself is straightforward — the market settles off the August 6 match outcome — but the key dependency is whether either side arrives with a changed XI, because recent results suggest the gap between them is small enough for selection and match-ups to swing the game.[2][9]

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Methodology

Sports-specific comparison page for The Hundred, Women: London Spirit vs MI London. Polymarket's live quote (Polygon order book) plus platform attributes for the three reference venues. Sports markets reward liquidity — Polymarket and Betfair are materially deeper than Kalshi or Manifold.

Resolution & payout

Sports markets typically settle on official final-whistle plus league confirmation. Polymarket uses UMA Optimistic Oracle with a source URL per contract — usually official league data feeds or ESPN/Soccerway. Two-hour dispute window, then smart-contract payout in USDC.

FAQ

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