To qualify, Punjab will have to register a win with a huge margin as their net run-rate reads a poor -0.490.

IPL 2018 match preview: Chennai take on Punjab

56 matches were slated to decide four qualifiers for the playoffs. Out of these, we are already done with 52 matches and only four are left and still, two of these four spots are up for the grab and five teams are very well in the race

Opinion: IPL 2018 - Be ready for the livewire action this weekend

Chennai failed to reach atop league's table as MS Dhoni-led Chennai team was defeated by already eliminated Delhi

IPL 2018: Delhi beat Chennai by 34 runs to salvage cricketing pride

Shreyas Iyer-led Delhi set 163-run target for MS Dhoni-led Chennai; Rishabh Pant: 38, Vijay Shankar: 36 and Harshal Patel: 36

IPL 2018: Chennai need 163 runs to win against already-eliminated Delhi

Lungi Ngidi has been included in the playing XI of Chennai

IPL 2018: MS Dhoni opts to bowl against Delhi

Shreyas Iyer-led Delhi team will host MS Dhoni-led Chennai at Feroz Shah Kotla stadium

IPL 2018: Match preview of Delhi vs Chennai

Delhi is out of contention for play-offs in IPL 2018.

IPL 2018: Rishab Pant parties with Dhoni, Raina ahead of Delhi vs Chennai clash

Altogether in Indian Premier League(IPL), Chennai have made their way to finals for six times, out of which only twice they managed to emerge victoriously

'You need experience:'Suresh Raina on Chennai being marked as 'aged team'

A hilarious incident happened in the seventh over of the first innings when MS Dhoni gestured to throw on the face of Ravindra Jadeja

Caught on cam: MS Dhoni threatens Ravindra Jadeja in IPL match against Hyderabad

Ambati Rayudu was given 'Man of the Match' award for his magnificent performance

IPL 2018: Ambati Rayudu's 62-ball century helps Chennai defeat Hyderabad by 8 wickets

Shikhar Dhawan scored 79 runs off 49 balls, his innings included ten 4's and three 6's playing at a strike rate of 161.22

Dhawan, Williamson shine as Hyderabad set 180-run target for Chennai

The two top teams will lock horns as Chennai host Hyderabad and fight to book a berth in the play-offs of IPL 2018

IPL 2018: MS Dhoni opts to bowl against Hyderabad

Hyderabad stand at top of the IPL table with 18 points

IPL 2018: Players to watch out for in Chennai vs Hyderabad clash

The Yellow Brigade was defeated by five wickets when they faced Rajasthan in their last match

IPL 2018: Match preview of Chennai vs Hyderabad

Jos Buttler's unbeaten 95-run knock helped Rajasthan to win a do or die clash against in-form Chennai team

Jos Buttler shines as Rajasthan beat Chennai by 4 wickets

Rajasthan have donned a special jersey which has been created with a blend of three colors- pink, teal and burgundy. The three colours symbolise the most profound and common types of cancer- pink for breast cancer, burgundy for oral cancer and teal for cervical cancer

IPL 2018: Ajinkya Rahane-led Rajasthan turns pink to boot cancer out

The two teams will face each other for first time in IPL 2018

IPL 2018: Players to watch out for in Punjab vs Rajasthan clash

MS Dhoni's fans and followers never fail to show their love and affection and recently an incident happened that will prove that fans' love for MSD is unconditional

Watch: Another fan breaches security to meet MS Dhoni, touches feet

Dhoni once again became the architect of Chennai's win

IPL 2018: Chennai register 6-wicket win over Bangalore

Ravindra Jadeja shared an astounding look when he dismissed Virat Kohli during the Bangalore-Chennai clash

IPL 2018: See Ravindra Jadeja's numb reaction on Virat Kohli's dismissal

The Chennai batsman achieved the feat in the match against Bangalore

IPL 2018: Ambati Rayudu becomes 1st batsman to cross 400-run mark

At one point Bangalore were 47 for the loss of one wicket

IPL 2018: Chennai bowlers restrict Bangalore to 127 runs

Kohli departed after making eight runs and de Villiers contributed just one run.

IPL 2018: Kohli, de Villiers succumb to spin in clash against Chennai

Karthik played a skipper's knock and led from the front to take his team to the victory side.

IPL 2018: Gill, Karthik shine as Kolkata beat table-toppers Chennai by 6 wickets

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