Hyderabad pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar during a practice session at Wankhede yesterday. Pics/Prakash Parsekar

The top two teams of the T20  will stake their claim to seal a final berth when Hyderabad, the No.1 team in the standings, will take on two-time champions Chennai, in the Qualifier 1 at the Wankhede Stadium this evening. Both teams however, are entering the playoffs on a different note. While Hyderabad suffered three consecutive defeats in their last three league games, Chennai's march was hampered by inconsistency where MS Dhoni's men have lost three of their last six matches alternatively.