Day #3: Ireland for World Cup, anyone???

Be Gor, they did it!

After missing some million chances, Ireland managed to tie everything ane everybody - I really mean EVERYBODY: their own players, the Zimbabwean players, those tearful lovelies in spaghetti tops, (by the way, I can't take them ladies crying; the landscape becomes ugly) Kevin Curran (who was the guy sitting to his left? Looked like he would join the lovelies any time - in crying I mean!) and not to mention bleary-eyed mua.

Of course, Bermuda lost the match by getting caught under their own weight. Literally, I say! Probably they are the heaviest side in the circuit led by the fantastic Leverock. He was under the cosh yesterday though! You don't get to wield it everyday, maan!

It was the 3rd tie in WC history and all ties have involved an African team; Zim joins twice-tied SA. Thanks to Holding for that useless trivia. By the way, did any one notice that Holding was studiously avoiding pronouncing the name MPOFU? And I hear that he had special coaching to pronounce Zimbabwe and Matsikinyeri :-) I have a vague suspicion that MPOFU is an acronym for some anaconda-long name!

Honouring the Irish, the Zbank has decided that there will be no winners for the Zim v Ire match. The losers' money will go into a kitty for the most consistent in the pool; by way of points. So from today, you will find the points tally in the consolidated statement.

Anand Re, Fernu, Polap, Laks, Siva* and Ramesh L - Special thanks for giving up your share of $2.86 each, from this match to the kitty.

Rajesh: Thanks for the idea.

Now for the Can-You-Do-It-Without-Googling Trivia...

(just to show that there is life outside cricket, however small! No points; Just pure quizzing; Reply to regular email ID pls!)

Answer to yesterday's question: PQRST refers to the heartbeat in an Electrocardiogram form.

Laks & Ganesh Kumar got it right. Didn't know that it stands for five different things until now. Check it out here.

Today's question:

• Which modern-day city had the ancient name of Batavia?

Keep getting the answers rolling in to the usual mailing address. Three prizes at the end of the world cup for the best performer.

Until the next one...