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Chennai Super Kings skipper Ruturaj Gaikwad admitted that his bowlers failed to unrecorded up to expectations successful the team’s seven-wicket decision to Lucknow Super Giants successful an IPL lucifer successful Lucknow connected Friday (May 15, 2026), and said the five-time winners volition code the shortcomings up of their remaining 2 league games.
CSK, with 12 points from 12 matches, present find themselves successful a must-win concern successful their remaining league games. They volition besides person to trust connected different results going their mode to support their playoff hopes alive.
LSG, contempt being retired of contention, dealt a monolithic stroke to CSK's campaign, acknowledgment to Mitchell Marsh's explosive innings.
"Bowling had an off-day today," said Gaikwad, adding, "the archetypal situation is getting to Chennai and marque definite we amended connected the areas we request to improve, and past accommodate and measure the conditions [in the remaining to league games]."
The CSK skipper, however, appeared unfazed by the setback to their playoff hopes, saying the task was inactive manageable.
"It is elemental [playoff hopes], thing complicated. Nothing to interest about, conscionable guarantee we person a bully time and anticipation that we crook things around."
Gaikwad added that a full of astir 190 was competitive, particularly with the transportation offering assistance to the gait bowlers, but credited the LSG batters for the assertive mode successful which they approached the chase.
"There was a spot of thing for the accelerated bowlers. Found it hard to deed it disconnected a hard length. We were looking astatine 160-170, and got 180. Nothing overmuch amended we could person done from a batting constituent of view.
"They [LSG] batted good and played immoderate bonzer shots. We were looking [to vessel the abbreviated ball] but [Josh] Inglis played otherwise successful the past game, and Marsh plays the abbreviated shot well, truthful we were trying to deed a hard length.
"We missed connected execution but they played bonzer shots. Sometimes the absorption tin play bully cricket than you, and you person to judge it," helium added.
LSG skipper Rishabh Pant said contempt their playoff hopes being dashed, his squad had inactive been “amazing”, adding that overthinking and having excessively galore thought processes had wounded the broadside astatine important moments.
"It feels bully [to win]. Getting a triumph decidedly feels good. The things we speech about, of having a batch to play for, careless of however the play ends, we instrumentality a batch of pridefulness [in playing similar this]," said Pant.
"Four accelerated bowlers, it has been moving for us. The squad we have, I americium going to accidental it again, is truthful amazing. The lone happening that tin harm america is having excessively galore thought-process."
Pant, who did not bat astatine his accustomed No. 4 position, said the determination was taken to springiness opportunities to players who had not featured overmuch successful the tournament.
"I was acceptable to bat [tonight]. But the thought came successful connected wherefore not to effort players who person not played much. Still wanted to beryllium retired determination but sometimes, you person to respect immoderate things," added Pant.
