Chennai Super Kings batting coach Michael Hussey admitted that the five-time champions now don’t have any room for error after their defeat to Lucknow Tremendous Giants left their IPL 2026 playoff hopes hanging by a thread.CSK suffered a heavy setback on Friday as LSG chased down 188 comfortably, powered by a blistering 90 off 38 balls from Mitchell Marsh on a full of life Ekana Stadium floor. The defeat left Chennai stranded on 12 factors from 13 matches, which means they now seemingly must win each remaining league video games, whereas additionally relying on different outcomes, to qualify for the playoffs.Regardless of the troublesome scenario, Hussey remained optimistic and stated the group would strategy each remaining fixture like a knockout match.“Effectively, I imply, I really love this time of the match as a result of it is like each recreation is sort of a closing, you realize, and we’re in that scenario now,” Hussey stated, with CSK now needing victories in each their remaining video games whereas additionally counting on a number of different outcomes to go of their favour.“We will should win our final two matches. I imply, I have not studied the desk that carefully. Yeah, there’s a number of groups preventing out for that in all probability the final couple of spots within the top-four,” he stated.“That is the place (stage of the match) the strain is absolutely on everybody, not simply us, however all the opposite groups as effectively. And you’ll see some loopy issues occur. So we’re nonetheless (in with) an opportunity…we nonetheless have perception that we are able to make it via,” he stated in the course of the post-match press convention.Talking after the match in the course of the post-match presentation, Gaikwad remained calm regardless of the setback and insisted that the qualification state of affairs is “easy” for his facet going ahead.”Effectively, first problem is attending to Chennai. It is a lengthy flight. After that, simply be certain that we comeback and enhance what are the areas we have to enhance and sure, try to adapt and assess the situations as shortly as attainable and it’s a easy calculation for us. Win every recreation for the way a lot ever video games we play. So I feel nothing easy. I imply, it’s easy, nothing sophisticated. So fairly simple right here on for us. Nothing to fret about. Simply be certain that we’ve a very good day. Make it rely whoever has a very good day and hope that we hope that we flip the issues round” Gaikwad Stated.