<p>Prathima occupied 19th spot with an average of 200.46 to book her second round berth when the field was cut to 24 bowlers. <br /><br />The Karnataka bowler took the fifth place among Asian players in a field of 66. <br />Prathima started off slowly with 175 but then found her rhythm to score 210, 218, 192, 188, 194, 203 and 244 in the final eight games of the 24-game first round that was spread over three days.<br /><br />Zara Giles of England leads the table closely followed by Siti Safiya Amirah of Malaysia. <br />The top 24 bowlers will bowl another block of eight games after which the field will be pruned to eight bowlers who would play each other for the title.<br /><br />Results (round I, 24 games): Zara Giles (Eng) 5275, 1; Siti Safiyah Amirah (Mal) 5241, 2; Caroline Lagrange (Can) 5218, 3; Evgenia Tsarkova (Rus) 5175, 4; Tennelle Milligan (USA) 5122, 5; Prathima Hegde (Ind) 4811, 19.</p>
<p>Prathima occupied 19th spot with an average of 200.46 to book her second round berth when the field was cut to 24 bowlers. <br /><br />The Karnataka bowler took the fifth place among Asian players in a field of 66. <br />Prathima started off slowly with 175 but then found her rhythm to score 210, 218, 192, 188, 194, 203 and 244 in the final eight games of the 24-game first round that was spread over three days.<br /><br />Zara Giles of England leads the table closely followed by Siti Safiya Amirah of Malaysia. <br />The top 24 bowlers will bowl another block of eight games after which the field will be pruned to eight bowlers who would play each other for the title.<br /><br />Results (round I, 24 games): Zara Giles (Eng) 5275, 1; Siti Safiyah Amirah (Mal) 5241, 2; Caroline Lagrange (Can) 5218, 3; Evgenia Tsarkova (Rus) 5175, 4; Tennelle Milligan (USA) 5122, 5; Prathima Hegde (Ind) 4811, 19.</p>
