Ireland vs India 2018: 5 takeaways from the T20I series

#2 Ireland still need catching up to do

Ireland lost the second game by 143 runs

One of the two newest entrants to Test cricket, the Ireland team needs to bridge the gap in the shorter format as well, despite playing ODIs since 2006. The first game of the series was only the second time the two sides had met in T20Is, and the gulf was evident in the way the bowling couldn't hold itself together, leaking 200 runs in back-to-back matches.

The batting, despite proven performers in the lineup, crumbled without a fight in both the games, and the 143 run drubbing in the second game exposed their frailties against world cricket's bigwig.

That said, the two matches must have given Gary Wilson's side a lot of pointers to work on. Hopefully, they are able to put up a much better fight in the coming years.