Overnight tied fourth, Jeev was one-under through 11 holes before darkness dropped early curtains on the proceedings.

His close friend Daniel Chopra, however, managed to rush through his round and the Indian-born Swede returned his best card of the week so far, an eventful three-under 69, to move up the leaderboard.

Chopra blasted two eagles and three birdies but a bogey on the 11th and a triple bogey on the par-five 12th halted him in his stride.

Jeev birdied the first and fifth but bogeyed the eighth before the weather suspension forced him out with a mission incomplete.

After rounds of 74 and 73, Chowrasia looked determined to make a mark and his truncated third round proved an impressive show.

The chirpy Kolkata pro reeled off five birdies against two bogeys before being forced to return with three more holes to go.

Only 18 of the 79 players could complete their round on a day that saw Tiger Woods being three shots behind leader Geoff Ogilvy after both had played 11 holes.

Ogilvy, a US-based Australian, was 14-under, just one stroke ahead of another Aussie Adam Scott who will also return to play the remaining seven holes.