Tommy Fleetwood and fellow Englishman Aaron Rai share the lead at the halfway stage of the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship, opening up a two-shot lead over their closest challengers at Yas Links.

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Fleetwood, who won this event in 2017 and 2018, started the day in a five-way tie for the lead but found himself in the chasing pack by the time he began his second round as early starter Nacho Elvira made three birdies on the front nine.

But the Ryder Cup star soon caught up as he birdied each of the first three holes to grab a share of the lead.

The two-time former winner and reigning FedExCup champion made a total of seven birdies in his round of 66, with his only bogey of the week so far coming on the 15th.

Joining Fleetwood on 14 under par was fellow Rolex Series winner and World Number 30 Rai, who fired a breathtaking albatross and five birdies in a flawless 64.

The highlight of Rai’s round came at the par-five second, where he holed his approach shot from 218 yards with a six iron to land the rarest of birds.

He kept up the momentum with a birdie from almost 30 feet at the sixth before adding further birdies on the seventh and 11th. Rai then finished with a flourish, draining his 26-foot birdie effort on the 17th before taking advantage of the long 18th to get to 14 under.

The pair sit two shots clear of nearest challengers Andy Sullivan, Nicolai Højgaard and Richard Sterne, with 2019 winner Shane Lowry among those another stroke further back.

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