Naya Raipur (Chhattisgarh), Feb. 27 -- Delhi's Shaurya Bhattacharya carded a fiery eight-under 61 on day three that moved him five shots clear at the top at a total of 21-under 186 at the SECL Chhattisgarh Open being played at the Fairway Golf & Lake Resort here on Thursday.

Shaurya Bhattacharya (64-61-61), a winner on the PGTI in his rookie season last year, moved up one spot from his overnight tied second position as a result of his second consecutive 61.

Sri Lankan N Thangaraja (66-63-62) shot a 62 on Thursday that propelled him 13 spots to tied second place at 16-under 291.

Khalin Joshi (64-60-67), the halfway leader, returned a third round of 67 to stay in contention as he shared second place with Thangaraja.

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