This contract is a Kalshi event tied to a Women's Big Bash League (WBBL) cricket match between the Perth Scorchers Women and the Melbourne Stars Women, which the provider lists as originally scheduled for November 8, 2026 at 1:10 AM EST [1]. The event contains two binary markets. One asks whether the Perth Scorchers Women will win, and the other asks whether the Melbourne Stars Women will win. Each market has a Yes outcome and a No outcome [1]. In the snapshot observed on October 25, 2026 at 15:00 UTC, each outcome was listed at 0.50 [1]. That figure is a price observation for that moment, not an executable quote or a verified probability. The rules say a market resolves to Yes if the named team wins the match [1]. The contract is designed so that a match with no official winner does not simply disappear. If the match ends in a tie, draw, no result, abandonment, or cancellation and no official winner is declared, all markets resolve to $0.50 [1]. The same $0.50 treatment applies to a forfeit, disqualification, or concession that happens before the match begins [1]. If such an event happens after play has started and the governing body declares an official winner, the market resolves based on that declared result. If play begins but there is not enough play to determine an official result, all markets also resolve to $0.50 [1]. The provider lists a market end date of November 10, 2026 at 10:10 UTC for both markets [1]. That field is a contract date, not an announcement that the match or resolution will occur at that time. The rules also say the market will close and expire after a winner is declared [1]. In other words, the timing of closing depends on the match outcome and the declaration of a winner, not only on the listed date. Kalshi states in the event rules that it is not affiliated, associated, authorized, endorsed by, or in any way officially connected with the governing league, and that trademarks and brand names belong to their respective owners [1].

Historical Context

The sources identify the Perth Scorchers Women as a women's Twenty20 cricket team based in Perth, Western Australia, which competes in the Women's Big Bash League. The same source states that the team won its first championship in WBBL|07 [3]. A separate Wikipedia article describes the men's Perth Scorchers, which compete in the Australian Big Bash League, and says the men's team was the defending champion after winning BBL|15 [2]. That men's franchise background does not describe the women's team and does not establish the teams' records in this specific match.

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