Cricket offers extraordinary feats like Jimmy Neesham's six-krieg at Mt Maunganui.
That was a flashpoint in a run-sodden match starting with Martin Guptill's superb return to one-day cricket, Kane Williamson's silky assistance, Ross Taylor's power and then Sri Lanka's fiery response topped by Kusal Perera's outstanding century.
There were so many good parts to the New Zealand performance, with wicketkeeper Tim Siefert tidying up his work after an uncertain start, Neesham holding his pace and variety through his bowling spells and Ish Sodhi hanging tough through the onslaught and some cramp issues.
Questions linger after Colin Munro did not last long at the top of the order and Matt Henry got some serious early tap after his lengthy spell on the sidelines but there is another chance today when the teams line up again at Bay Oval.
After Neesham kept lathering the ball over the fence and on to the grandstand roof in an over of hit-me from Thisal Perera, it was time to take a spell.