Notable among the Indians who missed the cut were Jyoti Randhawa (77-67), who despite a heroic 67 with five birdies fell short by one, while last week's winner Himmat Rai (70-75), couldn't hole a single birdie putt and ended with four bogeys to miss by two just as Anirban Lahiri (75-70) did.
SSP Chowrasia (72-78) despite two birdies in first three holes was still in with a good chance of making the weekend as he was only one-over through front nine. But he was six-over for back nine, including a quadruple on par-3 17th.
Others making an early exit were Sujjan Singh (74-71), who like Randhawa missed the cut by one, while Manav Jaini 73-73), Chiragh Kumar (75-72), Mandeo Pathania (74-76) and Vinod Kumar (76-78) missed it by some distance.
The cut came set at one-over-par 143 with 66 players making the halfway cut. Overnight leaders -- Anthony Kang of the United States and Englishman Nick Redfern -- missed the weekend rounds as they shot matching 78s.
PTI