Amandeep cuts Gursimar's 5-shot lead to one

Amandeep Drall turned in the day's only under-par round to come within one shot of leader Gursimar Badwal (75) after two rounds in the second leg of the Hero Women's Pro Golf Tour, here Thursday.

Gursimar, who held a five-shot lead after 18 holes, carded 75 after being five-over after 13 holes. She is now one-under 143, while Amandeep, who shot one-under 71, is even par 144.

Tvesa Malik (73), the 2018 Hero Order of Merit winner, was lying Tied-third with rookie Sifat Alag (74) at three-over 147.

Neha Tripathi, winner of the first leg, had a rough day with four-over 76, lying fifth at five-over 149.

Ananya Datar (74) was sole sixth at 152, while Mille Saroha (74) and Gaurika Bishnoi (80), who had a disastrous four-hole run of two bogeys and two doubles bogeys between fifth and eighth, were Tied-seventh.

Afshan Fatima (78) was lying ninth, as Khushi Khanijau (77) and Suchitra Ramesh (80) were tied for tenth place.

Gursimar and Amandeep played in the lead group with Sifat being the third