MARK Foster made poor start to his second round of the Maybank Malaysian Open before play was suspended due to lightning.

The Worksop professional started the day two shots off the lead but dropped two shots and picked up one birdie in the five holes he played.

He is three shots behind the joint leaders who include Dane Soren Hansen and Angelo Que who head a seven-way tie at the top of the leaderboard.

Hansen and Que set the clubhouse lead at seven-under-par after posting second rounds of five-under-par 67 in the energy-sapping humidity at Kuala Lumpur Golf & Country Club.

First round joint leader Rhys Davies remained at his overnight mark after seven holes of his second round with in-form Asian number one Thongchai Jaidee, South Korea's Kim Dae-hyun, Spain's Alejandro Canizares and Thailand's Kiradech Aphibarnrat making inroads to earn a share of the one-shot lead before play was suspended just before 4pm local time.