Adelaide, March 13: Diksha Dagar, Vani Kapoor, and Avani Prashanth made the halfway cut at the Women's Australian Open, while two other Indian players, Hitaashee Bakshi and Pranavi Urs, missed the cut.
Diksha, who was the top Indian last week, shot a 2-over 74 and was now 2-over after two rounds. Vani Kapoor, who received an invitation this week, added a 2-over 74 to her first round 72. She was also 2-over after 36 holes, and the duo were tied for 31st place.
Avani, who missed the cut in her previous two starts, shot a 77 on the first day and added a 72 to make the cut on the line at 5-over. She was tied for 60th place, as 67 players made the cut.
Hitaashee Bakshi (77-74) and Pranavi Urs (78-75) missed the cut.
Celine Herbin will take a one-shot lead into the weekend after carding a second-round 69 (-3) at the challenging Kooyonga Golf Club, putting her six strokes under par.
Major winner Hannah Green sits just one stroke behind, tied for second place alongside her compatriot Kirsten Rudgeley and France's Agathe Laisne, a recent winner at the Ford Women's NSW Open.
Herbin, who came alive on her back nine, the course's front nine, after 10 consecutive pars, posted birdies at the 2nd, 4th, 5th, and 6th holes to take a two-stroke lead before she conceded two strokes to the field with a double bogey on the 8th.
However, with the Adelaide heat cooling down, the 43-year-old made a clutch birdie at the par-5 9th, thanks to a wonderful third shot. She leads a closely contested field by a single shot heading into the weekend in Australia.
One of the chasers, seven-time LPGA winner Green, carded five birdies in her final 10 holes to recover from a double-bogey at the 7th and post a 69 (-3).
There has not been an Australian winner of the Women's Australian Open since Karrie Webb lifted the famous trophy in 2014.