Heather Graham's first reaction after Australia's extraordinary Super-Over loss to India was feeling like she wanted to blubber.
After all, she'd produced a potential match-winning spell on her T20I debut in Mumbai to take Sunday's tied match into 'extra time' only to then fail to execute her best bowling in the Super Over and get clattered for 20 runs.
As India ended up winning that shoot-out by four runs - Australia's first defeat in any format in 2022 - she admitted: "When I came off the pitch, I probably wanted to cry to be completely to be honest because I didn't execute what I wanted.
"Sometimes you've just got to take it with a pinch of salt - and that's just cricket for you."
And then it began to sink in for Graham.
This actually wasn't a day to scold herself, but one to celebrate for the whole of women's cricket - a belter that went down to the wire, played in a magnificent atmosphere in front of a crowd of 47,000 and a true showcase for the sport.
What's more, she'd played a remarkable central role, taking 3-22 with the best bowling of the match to get Australia into a position to win before later getting the biggest surprise of Alyssa Healy telling her she'd be the Super-Over bowler.
"I said, 'oh great, that's fun'," recalled the Tasmania and Hurricanes allrounder.
She made it sound almost workaday - but it was like nothing the 26-year-old had ever experienced before.
"I'm not sure you can compare," she said. "We get about 3000, 4000 max in the WBBL, so to be able to come out in front of 47,000, yeah, it was an amazing experience.
"I turned to Phoebe (Litchfield) who was debuting as well and said, 'like, this is insane'. We just soaked it all in. It's incredible to play in front of a crowd like that and something I'll treasure forever."
Ultimately, she came off second best but the whole experience left her thrilled about the prospects for not just the rest of this brilliant five-match series - match three, with the scores locked at 1-1, takes place at Mumbai's Brabourne Stadium on Wednesday - but also for February's T20 World Cup title defence.
"We take massive learnings from this match going into the World Cup - the way we were able to battle through that bowling innings and be able to take it to a Super Over was an incredible feat for our bowlers and probably gives us a load of confidence.
"This match showcases the crowds women's cricket can get and how exciting it can be - there's not too many Super Overs in world cricket, it was pretty special for both teams."
It's been pretty special so far for Beth Mooney and Tahlia McGrath, who between them have scored 281 runs - Mooney 171 and McGrath 110 - compiling century stands in both games without yet being dismissed.
