The Steel pulled off a stunning come from behind effort to defeat the Mystics 58-57 in the opening game of the year's Trans-Tasman Netball League on Friday night.

It looked as if the Mystics had done enough to win it when they were up by five points with four minutes to go, but Jhaniele Fowler-Reid scored six goals in a row to pull off a remarkable victory at the Trusts Arena in Auckland.