It was a wonderful opening day of cricket at the Oman Cricket Academy Ground, where the home team recorded a stunning 10 wicket win over T20 World Cup debutants Papua New Guinea. But it didn’t take long for the limelight to shift.

The group matches are almost done, the warm-up matches ticked off, and there’s an absolute ripsnorter of a double header in Group A to get us underway in the Super 12 stage. 

We only need to look at Scotland storming back from the doldrums to defeat Bangladesh on the opening night of the ICC T20 World Cup to know that this format is a fickle beast.

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BLACKCAPS tour of Australia (three ODIs & one T20 30 Jan - 8 Feb 2022)
The Ashes (five Tests – 8 Dec 2021 – 18 Jan 2022)
Big Bash League(s) (Men’s and Women’s)
Australia v Afghanistan (one D/N Test – Nov./Dec. 2021)
India Women’s tour of Australia (three ODIs, one Test, three T20s – Sep/Oct '21)
England Women’s tour of Aus. (one Test, three T20s, three ODIs – Jan./Feb. '22)
Sri Lanka tour of Australia (five T20s – Feb. 2022)
Women's National Cricket League (Aus. women’s domestic 50-over comp.)
Marsh One-Day Cup (Australia’s domestic limited-overs tournament)
Marsh Sheffield Shield (Australia’s domestic first-class cricket competition)

BLACKCAPS tour of India (two Tests & three T20s – Nov./Dec. 2021)
West Indies tour of India (three ODIs & three T20s – Jan./Feb. 2022)
Indian Premier League (2021 and 2022)
BLACKCAPS tour of Pakistan (three ODIs and five T20s – Sep./Oct. 2021)
England tour of Pakistan (two T20s - Oct. 2021)
West Indies tour of Pakistan (three ODIs & three T20s – Dec. 2021)
Australia tour of Pakistan (two Tests, three ODIs & three T20s – Feb. 2022)

Ireland tour of West Indies (three ODIs & three T20s – Jan. 2022)
England tour of West Indies (two Tests & three T20s – Mar. 2022)
Caribbean Premier League (up until 2025)
India tour of South Africa (three Tests & three T20s - Dec. 2021 - Jan. 2022)
Bangladesh tour of South Africa (two Test & three ODIs – Mar./Apr. 2022)