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Will look to upset RCB's playoff chances: White

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Press Trust of India Hyderabad

Chargers last night dashed the hopes of Rajasthan Royals of making it to the playoffs by sealing a comprehensive five-wicket victory at the Rajiv Gandhi International stadium at Uppal here last night.

"When your are at the bottom of the table there is the hope to upset some other people's tournament. It's unfortunate that it happened to Rajasthan today and hopefully we can finish with a win to finish the competition on Sunday," White said.

"We need to win (match against RCB) and that's our main goal," he told reporters in the post-match press conference here last night.

Asked about their plans to control the destructive Chris Gayle, White said they have a strategy ready for the West Indian swashbuckler.

 

"It will be a modified plan and the team meeting will discuss on that. He (Gayle) is batting really well."

On their win against Royals, White said "It was a good win and Dale Steyn performed well with his spell of four overs which was a big part of the game. We played well and it was nice to combine with bat and ball in this game."

"We lost a few games pretty badly and this is the third victory which is really nice," White said.

Some of the younger Indian players performed well in the match -- both Akshath Reddy and Shikhar Dhawan contributed well with the bat.

"It was a bat first wicket and if Rajasthan Royals had got another 20-25 runs more towards 150 I think it would had been a difficult chase," he said.

Asked about Kumar Sangakkara, who did not play against Royals, White said, "Kumar is having a rest and I am pretty sure he will be back for the RCB match and captain the next game."

  

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First Published: May 19 2012 | 11:35 AM IST

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