Aditi Ashok played a brilliant front nine, racing through in 33 strokes to retain her grip on the lead. Nanna Koerstz Madsen also has a share of it going into the final round.
A hard earned 72 helped Shweta Galande gain a one shot advantage over first round leader Smriti Mehra as 16th leg reaches its climactic stage on Saturday
A well composed 70 helped Aditi Ashok end the first day of the Qatar Ladies Open in T15. She is three off the pace, with Lydia Hall and Noora Tamminen posting matching scores of 67.
Kiran Matharu is getting better by the week, as she makes a forceful comeback from injury. She is lying T5, just two shots off the leader - Aditi Ashok.