Pawan Kumar was sole second after a second-round 69 while Vikram Rana shot the day's best of six-under 66 to be placed third at 143. As many as five players -- HS Kang, Abhishek Jha, Rahul Bajaj, Jasjeet Singh and L Selvadurai -- were tied for fourth at level-par 144. Overnight leader Kapil Kumar returned a two-over 74 to be placed ninth at 145, while Amanjyot Singh was tenth at 146.
Bahuguna’s round was laced with seven birdies against three bogeys. Beginning from the 10th, he was right on target, making a birdie on the easy par-4 10th. After saving one more stroke on the 12th, he dropped a shot on the 13th before making amends with a birdie on the 14th. He saved one more stroke on the tough par-3 17th to finish his front nine at 3-under.
Top scores (after 36 holes): 140: Saurabh Bahuguna (72, 68); 142: Pawan Kumar (73, 69); 143: Vikram Rana (77, 66); 144: HS Kang (72, 72), Abhishek Jha (73, 71), Rahul Bajaj (74, 70), Jasjeet Singh (74, 70), L Selvadurai (77, 67); 145: Kapil Kumar (71, 74); 146: Amanjyot Singh (72, 74).
