Even after breaking close to every Twenty20 International record available to him, Finn Allen says any personal success can take a back seat to the achievements of the Blackcaps as a whole.
On Wednesday, the 24-year-old hammered Pakistan to all parts of Dunedin's University Oval, and in doing so reached his second Twenty20 International hundred - a New Zealand record 137.
Allen's knock surpassed Brendon McCullum's 123 against Bangladesh from 2012, which had stood as New Zealand's highest score for more than a decade.
What's more, his 16 sixes accounted for 96 of those 137 runs, and surpassed Colin Munro and Corey Anderson for the most in an innings by the Kiwi, with their previous record being 10.
That display equalled the record for the most sixes in a T20 International innings, shared with Afghanistan's Hazratullah Zazai.
With scores of 34 off 15 balls in Auckland, and 74 off 41 balls in Hamilton to start the series, 137 off 62 in Dunedin, Allen has shown that this series' successes are far from a fluke.
Despite his first two years of his international career being derided for a lack of consistency, the young opener is now paying back the faith of coach Gary Stead in full.
"It was good to see hard work over the last few months come off," said Allen. "It's always nice, and to help us get across the line for a series win is always nice.
"[I've] been clear on the way I want to play my cricket, and I guess putting time into my method. [I've been] trying to have a stable base and build off that.
"I'm just evaluating risk and times I want to take high-risk options. Prior to this summer, it was a bit all over the show, with not-so-much control.
"I suppose [I'm] trying to have more control now, and be a bit more decisive."
Last year, Allen was dropped for the Cricket World Cup in India, after being unable to consistently produce the kind of innings he has seemed to do at ease over the past week.
Come June, though, he'll be all but certain to open the batting for the Blackcaps at the Twenty20 World Cup in the West Indies and USA.
With two more games to go in this series, before the Kiwi summer concludes against Australia and an away trip to Pakistan before the World Cup, Allen will have plenty more opportunities to build on Wednesday.
But, for Allen himself, seeing the Blackcaps to victory will always come before any individual honours.
"I'm not so personal milestone driven," he continued. "It's just good to get the team across the line and put up a competitive score.
"To take the series win against these boys, which we knew was going to be a pretty tough series, means quite a lot for us – with our road to the World Cup."
In a world quickly pivoting away from the longer formats, Allen has already given a glimpse into the game's future.
Since his professional debut in 2017, Allen has played just 19 first-class games, scoring 615 runs at an average of just over 20 - hardly numbers to be excited about.
That's in contrast to his record in the shortest format - 3122 runs from 107 games at just over 30 - with stints playing in England and the USA in the process.
And with plenty of room still to improve, Allen says there is still more he can achieve at the highest level.
"I'm always looking to get better, and grow my game," he said. "For me, it's [about] focussing on the basics.
"I'm hoping that expanding from that will hold me in good stead for a bit longer."
