The White Ferns face an all-or-nothing proposition in Sunday's must-win Cricket World Cup clash against defending champions England.
Shock defeats to the West Indies and South Africa have left New Zealand's semi-final hopes hanging by a thread, but with their backs to the wall, the team are determined to rise above the pressure.
The White Ferns were forced indoors, as they prepared for their biggest game of the World Cup so far - and they know exactly what's at stake.
"It is exciting when sport's all on the line, when there's a bit of pressure and it's a must-win game," says all-rounder Amelia Kerr. "That's what it is for us."
There's already been plenty of pressure in the build-up to this moment - this hasn't been the home World Cup the White Ferns would have envisioned.
Two last-over defeats have left the White Ferns feeling the pinch, but Kerr insists the stakes of Sunday's encounter are being used as fuel.
"Yeah, World Cups bring pressure and I think we're excited for it."
The White Ferns have put plenty of that pressure on themselves. To make the semis, they now need to win their remaining two games.
"It's exciting though," says Kerr. "It is essentially like a quarter-final."
The task won't be easy task. England are the defending World Cup champions.
Recent history isn't on their side either. The White Ferns played England in eight one-day internationals last year - winning just two.
But in a one-off game, anything is possible, especially against an England side currently in the same predicament as New Zealand, after just one win from their first four games.
"I don't really think what's happened in the past matters too much, when it comes to a one-off game," says Kerr.
"We know they're a good side, but we also know what we're capable of and we haven't played our best cricket yet."
Come Sunday at Eden Park, it will need to be their very best or their World Cup could be over.
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