Leona Maguire has top 20 in sights in Kuala Lumpur

Leona Maguire shot a second successive 68 to boost her chances of a top 20 finish at the Maybank Championship in Kuala Lumpur.

The Cavan golfer had been in recovery mode after an underwhelming first-round 73, but has since found some form to shoot up the leaderboard, with her seven-under score leaving her in a tie for 25th.

That leaves her nine shots off the lead shared by Thailand's Jeeno Thitikul, China’s Ruoning Yin and Korean Haeran Ryu who are all on 16 under par.

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Maguire was on the charge from the off as she opened up with back-to-back birdies, picking up another three along the way before her only dropped shot of the round on the par-four 16th.