Despair followed elation followed hopelessness followed delight.
And that is how it went. For everybody. Crowd included. All 5400 of them.
New Zealand eventually emerged victorious at the University of Otago Oval yesterday.
Australia made a late bid to snatch victory.
Black Caps opener Martin Guptill had pummelled 97 to help his side post a par score of 219 for seven.
When Mitchell Santner scooped three wickets in his final over, the contest looked done.
But Marcus Stoinis still had belief. He went on an astonishing hitting spree.
Poor old Tim Southee got clobbered for 25 runs as Stoinis lined up the win.
Australia needed 15 off the last over to win and the Black Caps had run out of frontline bowlers.
Jimmy Neesham got the call and he picked up two wickets to seal a tense four-run win.
Daniel Sams went first for a punishing knock of 41 from 15.
Then Stoinis holed out off the penultimate ball for 78 from 37.
Australia had been restricted to 215 for eight. So close.
Who said Guptill was out of form by the way? Well, we all might have.
Turns out he was just one firm shot down the ground from being rebirthed as himself.
And it was vintage Guptill on show — nothing like it when he plays straight and lofts the ball down ground.
Thankfully there was a sightscreen for projection because he sent a few missiles over the rope. Eight of them in total.
That was enough to go to the top of the list for sixes hit in international T20 cricket.
But on 97 he did not quite time one and was caught at long off.
Meanwhile, Kane Williamson posted another sneaky 50 off 32 balls.
We say sneaky because he has a way of stacking up the runs without taking any risks or drawing much attention to himself.
It should not be a surprise by now but somehow it still is. He got bowled by Adam Zampa shortly after for 53. Another great knock, though. And he combined in a New Zealand record second-wicket stand of 131 with Guptill.
It eclipsed the previous mark of 129 he set with Tim Seifert against Pakistan in Hamilton earlier this season.
His departure only ushered in more pain for the Australian bowling unit.
Neesham got bumped up the order and clouted his first three deliveries for six.
He swatted the last ball of the innings a long way to finish up with 45 from just 16 deliveries, a wonderful cameo which helped take the home side past 200.
Australia needed to start well but could not manage it.
Matthew Wade (24) sliced a shot to Williamson at mid-off and the out of form Aaron Finch laboured for his 12.
Ish Sodhi accounted for Glenn Maxwell (3) with an athletic effort in the field.
Then Santner’s final over netted three wickets.
Josh Philippe went first. He had looked threatening getting to 45 but he found Devon Conway in the outfield.
Aston Agar followed suit, hitting his first delivery to Conway and Mitchell Marsh featured an edge to the keeper.
Santner finished with four for 31.
But in the end everyone in the New Zealand camp was holding their breath Southee would take the towering catch Stoinis sent skyward.
He did and New Zealand led the five-game series 2-0.
