Tilak Varma scored a half century but the Indian top order failed again as the men in Blue lost to South Africa by 51 runs in Mullanpur on Thursday. The India captain Suryakumar Yadav and vice-captain Shubman Gill failed to make an impact once again for the second match running, scoring just 5 and 0 respectively. Last match’s hero Hardik Pandya also had a forgettable day with the bat and the ball, chipping in with 20 runs and conceding 34 runs in his 3 allotted overs without any wicket. An in-form Abhishek Sharma also couldn’t fare much better, scoring 17 which laid bare India’s reliance on him. Wicketkeeper Jitesh Sharma tried to get a move on with Tilak in the middle but the run rate was too much for the duo to overcome. Ultimately the hosts were skittled out for 162, their second biggest defeat in terms of runs as South Africa tied the series 1-1. Earlier, Quinton de Kock made an effortless 90 of 46 balls, firing South Africa to a challenging 213 for …