5 -Thailand's Phachara Khongwatmai made five birdies in a row (11-15) to surge into a share of the 36-hole lead in Malaysia.
18- Khongwatmai is just 18 years old and already has a runner-up finish to his name on tour. He was beaten by Brett Rumford in last seasons' ISPS HANDA World Super 6 Perth final.
65- Nino Bertasio rallied late on Friday to join Khongwatmai at the summit. The Italian posted a 65, his lowest score since he fired a 64 at the Italian Open, 22 events ago.
11- Lee Westwood made 11 birdies in Kuala Lumpur today during his round of ten under par.
62- Westwood's 62 is the lowest round of the week.
10- The 23-time European Tour winner's second round was ten shots better than his opening round.
61- The last time Westwood shot a lower score was a 61 at the 2012 WGC-HSBC Champions.
4- The cut mark fell at four under par, with Darren Clarke, Joost Luiten and Pablo Larrazábal among those to make the cut on the bubble.
81- Of the 156-man field, 81 players have made it to the weekend.
85- Saturday's field will be the biggest since 85 players made the cut at the 2017 BMW International Open (only includes fields that began with 156 men).
11- Chris Paisley's 69 is his 11th consecutive sub-70 round.
