Deccan Chargers captain Adam Gilchrist today said losing five successive matches freed his teammates' minds as the defending champions scripted a dramatic turnaround to reach the semifinal of the Indian Premier League.

"After five losses in a row, we knew we could not afford to lose another game. That freed us a lot, from the cloud of uncertainty and we knew what our job was," said the Chargers skipper ahead of his team's semifinal clash against Chennai Super Kings at the D Y Patil Stadium here.