String of birdies sees Aiken ahead of the pack

South Africa's Thomas Aiken today produced a stunning scoring burst to charge into the lead midway through the third round of the Avantha Masters.

Aiken started the day four shots off the lead shared by China's Liang Wenchong and Thailand's Chapchai Nirat, but raced to the turn in 30 and then birdied the 10th for good measure.