Japan’s Taichiro Kiyota birdied the final hole to shoot a five-under par 67 and take a one-shot lead in the Johnnie Walker Classic third round on Saturday.
The 27-year-old, overnight tied for third, edged to 14-under par 202, leaving New Zealander Mark Brown, who produced the day's best of 64, tied second with India's Jyoti Randhawa (68).
England's Phillip Archer (69) and Graeme Storm (69) and Australian Greg Chalmers (68) were tied fourth a further two shots behind on 205 at the DLF Golf and Country Club.
Fiji's Vijay Singh kept in touch with the leaders after carding a 69 to be tied tenth, five shots off the lead.
However, the hopes of Australian world number five Adam Scott took a bad knock after a two-over 74 saw dropped him to a tied 33rd place, eight shots off the pace.
Seasoned Indian golfer Gaurav Ghei suffered heartbreak when he was disqualified for signing a wrong score in the second round. He was informed only after he shot a seven-under 65 on to lie one stroke off the lead.
Chief referee John Paramor said Ghei illegally moved the ball at the final hole on Friday which neither the player nor marshals noticed and was spotted by a European Tour official on television.
By the time the video footage was reviewed, Ghei had already started his third round. He would have escaped with a maximum two-shot penalty if the infringement had been discovered before he signed in his card on Friday.
