Hero Indian Open 2016: Friday Leaderboard Scores and Highlights

Australia's Terry Pilkadaris leads by three shots at 13 under par at the 2016 Hero Indian Open after carding a brilliant eight-under round of 64 on Friday's second day.

Nacho Elvira and SSP Chawrasia sit three shots back at 10 under, while England's Ben Evans and American David Lipsky are tied in fourth at eight under.

Overnight leader Daniel Im fell down the leaderboard on Friday in New Delhi, India, as he recorded a two-over round of 72 to drop to five-under par.

Here is what the leaderboard looks like heading into the weekend at Delhi Golf Club:

#	Nat	Player	Score	R2
1	AUS	Terry Pilkadaris	-13	64
T2	IND	S.S.P. Chawrasia	-10	67
T2	ESP	Nacho Elvira	-10	68
T4	ENG	Ben Evans	-8	66
T4	USA	David Lipsky	-8	67
T6	ESP	Jorge Campillo	-7	71
T6	ESP	Alejandro Canizares	-7	69
T6	IND	Rashid Khan	-7	68
T9	BRA	Adilson Da Silva	-6	66
T9	FRA	Raphael Jacquelin	-6	71

For the full leaderboard, check out the European Tour website.

Friday Recap

After an excellent 67 on Thursday, Pilkadaris really kicked on during Day 2, making a flying start with back-to-back birdies at one and two.

Further gains at the sixth, eighth and ninth saw him move further up the leaderboard, and he reached the turn in just 31.

Birdies at 10 and 11 made it four shots gained in four holes, and back-to-back birdies again at 14 and 15 moved him to 14 under par, per the European Tour:

Frustratingly for Pilkadaris, he bogeyed the par-five last to drop back one shot, but his low-scoring round has made him the firm favourite heading into the weekend.

He said after his round that he was pleased to have taken advantage of the chances he created, per the European Tour: "I kept giving myself chances, and it was nice to take advantage of them. You've got to roll with it and don't try to step out of the way and trip on your own feet. Just keep it simple. You've got to keep it straight. If you are on the fairway, then you can give yourself chances. That's what you need to do out here."

Home favourite Chawrasia's second consecutive 67 came via a round that included six birdies and just a single bogey at the fourth.

He opened with a birdie and made further gains at five and eight.

His next birdie at 11 was mightily impressive, as he channelled the great Seve Ballesteros to get up and down from the trees, having hooked his drive, per the European Tour:

Another up-and-down from the trees at the par-five 14th returned another birdie, and a three at 16 saw him finish his round at 10 under.

Chawrasia joined Elvira at the mark, the Spaniard having carded a 68 after birdies at one, seven, eight, 12 and 13, and a bogey at 11.

The two-under cut line saw off three-time major champion Padraig Harrington and 2010 Ryder Cup winner Edoardo Molinari, but the stage is set for a fascinating weekend as the field try to catch Pilkadaris.