The Hundred: Trent Rockets vs Birmingham Phoenix

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Market context

Birmingham Phoenix and Trent Rockets are due to meet in The Hundred men’s competition, and the market is pricing a Phoenix win at **97% YES**, which is very strong for a short-format cricket match. That sits well above what a typical sportsbook would usually imply for a close domestic T20-style contest, so the contract is effectively being treated as a near-certain Phoenix victory unless late team or weather news shifts the picture.

The recent head-to-head record is the best frame for reading that number. In the latest men’s meeting at Edgbaston, Birmingham Phoenix posted **214 for 4** and beat Trent Rockets by **10 runs** in a high-scoring game, while the sides also split earlier recent encounters, including a Rockets win in 2025 and a Phoenix win in 2024 by six runs.[1][4][5][10] That mix matters because it shows the fixture can swing with batting conditions: both teams have produced wins against each other, but the most recent game was a notably dominant Phoenix batting performance, which helps explain why models and market participants may be leaning heavily towards the home side.[1][4]

For traders, the main catalysts are the confirmed line-ups, toss, venue conditions at Edgbaston, and any late disruption to the scheduled start time.[3][4] The settlement language also means ordinary cricket rulings count as wins, including DLS/DRS or over-rate outcomes, so a shortened match would still resolve on the official winner rather than on completed overs.[3] The strongest divergence to watch is whether sportsbook prices stay materially lower than the 97% crowd view; if they do, that would usually signal that the market is overweight on recent Phoenix form rather than on longer-run head-to-head balance.[1][4][5]

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Methodology

This page is a comparison snapshot: one live quote, four reference venues with their key attributes, and a single execution path — every trade button routes to Best Prediction Markets UK, which mirrors the Polymarket order book directly.

Resolution & payout

Settlement runs on-chain. Polymarket's contract logic separates YES and NO shares as conditional tokens; at resolution the winning share lifts to $1.00 and the losing one to $0. The outcome input comes from the UMA Optimistic Oracle, which secures against bad resolution with a bond + dispute window.

Once finalised, the smart contract pays USDC to the holders' wallets within minutes — no withdrawal fees beyond Polygon network gas. Kalshi settles in USD via CFTC clearance, Betfair in account currency net of commission, Manifold in play-money mana with no cash-out.

UK Frequently Asked Questions

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Through the UMA Optimistic Oracle on Polygon: a proposer submits the outcome, a two-hour challenge window opens, and USDC payouts settle automatically once the result is final.

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