Neha fires 66, takes six-shot lead going into final

Neha Tripathi Thursday produced a fluent five-under 66 in the second round to secure a massive six-shot lead in the opening leg of the Hero Women's Pro Golf Tour.

Neha had six birdies with just one blemish on the penultimate hole, as she overtook Diksha Dagar (70-76) after 36 holes.

Neha, who shot 74 in the first round after dropping three shots in the last three holes and four in the last five, is now two-under 140 for two rounds.

Diksha is second at four-over 146, amateur Pranavi Urs (73-74) is now third and Amandeep Drall (77-72) rose to fourth.

Millie Saroha, who was second after the first round, had a forgettable day with nine bogeys, a double and no birdies in a card of 82 that saw her slip to Tied-eighth.

Neha, who is often seen as not having done justice to her potential, had shot the Women's Tour's best-ever score of 10-under 62 at the Classic Golf Resort last year.

On Thursday, she was in a similar aggressive mood in the second round. She started with five pars and then ...