Brilliant. Absolutely brilliant.
That's the best way to describe the record-breaking win by the Black Caps over Australia in the Twenty20 clash in Christchurch.
After the timid performance of Game one in Wellington, no-one could have expected such a display of adventure and endeavour that epitomized the effort in Game two.
The catalyst to the upsurge of belief was Brendon McCullum, and although the Twenty20 concept struggles to provide memories that linger past a week, this innings by McCullum is set to be talked about for years to come.
Swashbuckling. Dashing. Dominant. Whatever adjective you choose it doesn't suitably describe the devastation McCullum reaped on Sunday night.
McCullum can be a frustration to follow at times. The leanings to over-extravagance with his stroke play mean opportunities for runs go unfulfilled.
But when it is his day, there is no-one in world cricket - with the possible exception of Chris Gayle - that can cause such havoc.
Now it is up to New Zealand to build on this momentum.
From feeling pretty awful about their prospects after the Wellington match, Dan Vettori will now be taking a team to Napier for the first ODI with a real spring in its step.
Team selection will be interesting.
It is totally unfair to judge players on a couple of Twenty20 matches, but it is fairly plain to my eye that Peter Ingram is out of his depth.
To be fair to him, the selectors will probably give him the first two ODIs to see if he can get the score ticking along.
But a technique that looks more akin to hitting a baseball rather than a cricket ball is unlikely to produce runs against an Aussie attack adept at spotting a weakness.
I would be tempted to move Martin Guptill up to open with McCullum and slip Scott Styris into the middle order. Styris is in wonderful form and probably has a point to prove to a few people. A mix that can pay dividends.
New Zealand needed to start the series with a good show in one of the Twenty20 matches and fortunately a bolt of positive energy will be coursing through the team's veins courtesy of the win in Christchurch.
The limited overs games were always going to be our best chance to compete against the Aussies and now we know the gap between the two sides isn't as cavernous as it appeared last Friday night.
The ODI series is set up superbly.