Amardeep Malik, on the other hand, enjoys the advantage of playing at his home course where he has won both his previous titles.Bangladesh's Md Zamal Hossain Mollah (69) occupies the third place at 11-under 205.Panchkula's Angad Cheema carded the day's lowest score of 66 to end in fourth place at 10-under 206. Noida's Vikrant Chopra too returned a 66 to be placed tied sixth at eight-under 208.Gandas, a two-time winner on the PGTI, was struggling to read the greens early in the round as he missed short putts on the first three holes which also led to a bogey on the third. However, the 26-year-old quickly addressed the issue and struck three birdies that followed on the front nine. He brought his chipping into the game on the back-nine where his chip shots were instrumental in earning him three more birdies and two important par-saves. Malik, the overnight sole leader by two shots, mixed five birdies with two bogeys on Friday. The 36-year-old Malik capitalised on three of the four par-5s, chipped in for a birdie on the 10th and landed his approach within a foot for a tap-in birdie on the 12th. Malik's long-range birdie putts narrowly missed the pins on the last two holes.Chandigarh's Abhijit Singh Chadha (72) is in fifth place at nine-under 207.
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