Rashid grabs second spot on day 3 of Classic Golf & Country Club International C'ship

India's Rashid Khan carded a second straight six-under-66 in round three of the inaugural Classic Golf & Country Club International Championship to raise hopes of ending his five-year long dry spell on the Asian Tour here on Saturday.

The two-time Asian Tour winner Rashid gained one spot from round two to be placed second at 16-under-200 at the USD 300,000 Asian Tour event being played at the Classic Golf & Country Club (CG&CC).

Rashid, who won both his Asian Tour titles in 2014, trailed the leader Rory Hie of Indonesia by one shot.

Another Indian, Abhijit Singh Chadha returned an error-free 68 but slipped one position to third place at 15-under-201.

Rookie Aadil Bedi (69) ended the penultimate round as the third Indian in the top-5. The teenager was tied fifth at 12-under-204.

Rashid (68-66-66), two off the pace at the halfway stage, produced some good iron shots to collect birdies on the seventh, ninth and 10th. Rashid conceded his first bogey of the tournament after 46 .