March 16: India’s Gaganjeet Bhullar kept himself in the hunt for a second European Tour title by signing for a five-under-par 66 to trail by two shots following the penultimate round of the Kenya Open on Saturday.

Bhullar, who started the day five shots back, moved into a share of lead with birdies on the first, second, fifth and sixth but dropped a shot on the next before bouncing back with gains on the 11th and 13th holes.

The 30-year-old Bhullar took advantage of the short 17th but dropped a shot on the last to settle for a three-day total of 12-under-par 201 and share fourth place with former Asian Tour member Kalle Samooja of Finland, who returned with a brilliant 64.

South African Justin Harding, who also trailed by five at the start of the day, battled to a 68 but slipped to tied-sixth place on 203 at the Karen Country Club. Harding, who triumphed in Qatar last week, is chasing for back-to-back wins on the European Tour.

Spain’s Adri Arnaus and Guido Migliozzi of Italy fired rounds of 65 and 64 respectively to share a one-shot lead heading into the final round while overnight leader Louis de Jager of South Africa carded a 70 to slip to third.

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