Having carded a steady 72 (one over par) on day one, Gauri could not have asked for a more eventful day which saw her sink three birdies, three bogeys and two double bogeys to eventually finish the day with a card of four over 75.
She has a combined two day score of 147, which is two shots clear of second placed Millie Saroha. Millie, who was one of the major gainers of the day, followed up her 77 (six over par) on day one, with a day's best card of one over 72 to move up from sixth place at the start of the day.
Bangalore-based golfer Aditi Ashok, currently placed second in the Indian Golf Union (IGU) Amateur Ladies Golf Tour Order of Merit list, was the other impressive performer on the day, carding a one over 72 as well to move up from 13th to lie fifth on the leaderboard.
Both Millie and Aditi would look to at least match their day two performance if not better it to have a realistic shot at the title.
Among the other performances, IGU Ladies tour leader Gurbani Singh returned a disappointing 10 over 81, to end the day in fourth position, a climb down from her second placed finish at the end of day one. Gurbani is six shots off the pace and will need something special on the final day to pull this one off.