Dhoni88 sports betting
A tight chase in a T20 is when most Bangladeshi fans want to place a bet – and when a confusing betting screen costs the most. Dhoni88 offers two ways to bet on sport: a cricket exchange, where you back or lay outcomes against other players, and a sportsbook, where the platform sets fixed odds. Both are reached from the main menu, under Cricket and Sportsbook.
Cricket betting
Cricket is first in the Dhoni88 menu and was the platform's original product. The Cricket section holds two products: the Betting Exchange and 9Wicket, a separate cricket betting platform. On 10 November 2026, 9Wicket was marked as under maintenance, so the exchange was the one open. The matches available, and the markets on each, change with the cricket calendar.
Cricket-themed casino games are a different thing: Cricketer X and Crash Cricket Legend are crash games in the casino, not bets on real matches.
How a betting exchange works
On an exchange you aren't betting against the house. You're matched with another player who takes the opposite view.
| Back bet | Lay bet | |
|---|---|---|
| You are betting that… | an outcome will happen | an outcome will not happen |
| If you're right | You win your stake × (odds − 1) | You win the backer's stake |
| If you're wrong | You lose your stake | You pay the backer's winnings – your liability |
Example: you back Bangladesh at odds of 2.50 with ৳100. If Bangladesh win, you collect ৳150 profit. If you lay Bangladesh at 2.50 for a ৳100 backer's stake, your liability is ৳150 if they win, and you keep the ৳100 stake if they don't.
Pre-match and in-play betting
Pre-match bets are placed before the first ball. In-play bets are placed while the match is on and odds move with every wicket and boundary. Whether a given match is open for in-play betting is shown on its event page.
The sportsbook
The Sportsbook section works like a traditional bookmaker: the odds are set for you and your potential return is fixed when you place the bet. It covers football, basketball, tennis and other major sports, and runs on Saba Sports (listed under the IBC Sport filter). Open it to see which competitions are currently listed.
There's no sports-only bonus on the current promotions list. Offers that cover all games, such as the USDT bonus, don't count sportsbook bets at odds below 1.50 towards turnover.
Reading the odds
Decimal odds show your total return per ৳1 staked, including the stake. A ৳200 bet at 1.80 returns ৳360 if it wins: ৳160 profit plus your ৳200 back.
Using the bet slip
- Tap the odds next to the outcome you want. It's added to the bet slip.
- Enter your stake. The slip shows your potential return.
- Check the odds haven't changed, then confirm the bet.
- Track it in your bet history until it's settled.
How bets are settled
Bets settle on the official result under the platform's rules for each sport. Rain-affected cricket, abandoned matches and retirements have their own rules, so read the market rules before betting on weather-hit fixtures.
Sports betting questions
Is Dhoni88 a cricket exchange?
Yes. Dhoni88 started as a cricket exchange for South Asian players and still lists Cricket as a separate menu section from the Sportsbook.
What's the difference between laying and backing?
Backing means betting that something will happen; laying means betting that it won't, and taking on the backer's potential winnings as your liability.
Last updated: . Facts on this page are checked against the live platform; see the editorial policy.