The 14-year-old amateur from Bangalore, who stunned one and all with a terrific three-under 69 card for a three-way lead after the first round yesterday, remained the best Indian at one-under 143.
She was tied at 10th alongside the likes of ISPS Handa Order of Merit leader Carlota Ciganda (75-68) and Becky Morgan (70-73) as five other Indians, three pro and two amateur, made the cut at the DLF Golf and Country Club.
The best Indian pro was Nalini Singh Siwach (73-74) at tied 33rd, while Sharmila Nicollet (73-76) was tied 43rd and Vani Kapoor (75-75) at tied 47th. The were Gurbani Singh (76-73) at tied 43rd and Millie Saroha (76-76) at tied 62nd.
Meanwhile, two-time champion Phatlum Pornanong of Thailand moved into the pole position, while the defending champion Swede Caroline Hedwall cracked the course record as the duo revived memories of their 2011 battle here.
At the end of 36 holes, Phatlum, second to Hedwall in 2011, carded seven-under 65 to share the lead with Australian Bree Arthur (67) at seven-under 137.
Hedwall rebounded from opening day's 76 to bring in a 10-under 62 -- bettering the course record of 65 set by Laura Davies in 2010 -- to get to six-under in sole third place at 136.
Laura Davies (69) recovered from back-to-back bogeys on the 15th and 16th with a great second shot on the 18th that landed within 15 feet of the flag. She holed the eagle putt to re-kindle memories of the eagle she landed in 2010 enroute to a title win at the same course and event.
Florentyna Parker (70-71), Nontaya Srisawang, tied second in 2010, (71-70) and Elizabeth Bennett (72-69) were tied fifth at three-under 141. MORE
