Ajeetesh, who had scored 72 and 71 in the first two rounds respectively, now has a three-day total of two-under 214, six shots behind leader Erwan Vieilledent.
Frenchman Vieilledent shot 71 to lead by one shot over Malaysia’s R. Nachimuthu. The 23-year-old rookie from Cannes traded two birdies and one eagle against three bogeys for an eight-under 208 total at the $55,400 Asian Development Tour (ADT) event to hold a narrow advantage.
Nachimuthu fired a 72 to stay in the hunt for a first ADT title while Casey O’Toole of the United States posted a 72 to share third place with overnight leader Airil Rizman, who stumbled to a 74 for a 210 total. Other Indians in the fray, Pratap Atwal and Feroz Singh Garewal missed the half-way cut.