The Hundred: Trent Rockets vs Sunrisers Leeds

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Market context

Trent Rockets and Sunrisers Leeds are playing a Hundred fixture at Trent Bridge, with the market settling on the official result published by ESPNcricinfo. A **100% YES** price implies the contract is already pricing in an ordinary completed win for one side, rather than an abandonment or no-result; under the rules, a win by DLS, forfeit, over-rate penalty or any other on-field ruling still counts as a normal settlement event.

The recent head-to-head and current season context both support that reading. Trent Rockets beat Sunrisers Leeds by five runs in the corresponding men’s meeting earlier in this 2026 season, and both sides have also been competitive in the broader campaign, with each sitting on 8 points in the standings snapshot and all the leading teams bunched closely together on net run rate. Comparable Rockets-Leeds meetings have tended to be tight, including another five-run Rockets win in the women’s competition at Trent Bridge, which reinforces that this pairing can produce close finishes rather than routine outcomes.[2][5][7][13]

For traders, the main live catalysts are the toss, team selection and any interruption risk at Trent Bridge, because a shortened match can shift win probabilities quickly even when both line-ups are broadly balanced. ESPN and BBC listings place the men’s match at 13:30 GMT/UTC on 2 August, and the competition format leaves room for an on-field result even in a reduced game, so late weather or playing-condition updates matter more than they would in a league fixture with a wider margin for error.[3][6][12][16]

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Methodology

This page reads The Hundred: Trent Rockets vs Sunrisers Leeds on-chain. Polymarket's quote comes directly from the Polygon order book — the only comparable venue with on-chain settlement. Kalshi (USD, off-chain), Betfair (GBP/EUR, off-chain) and Manifold (play-money) are listed alongside for venue context. Every CTA routes to BTC Prediction, which mirrors the Polymarket order book directly.

Resolution & payout

Settlement is on-chain via UMA Optimistic Oracle. A proposer posts the outcome with a bond, a two-hour dispute window opens, then the smart contract lifts winning conditional tokens to 1 USDC and sends payments to holders' wallets automatically. No withdrawal fees beyond Polygon gas.

Off-chain venues (Kalshi, Betfair, Smarkets) settle in local fiat through bank-side clearing — faster than SWIFT, slower than on-chain. Manifold pays no real cash.

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