The Australian Team Establishes a Fresh Record as Healy Has One Peak Left to Climb.

It's difficult for the Australian squad to achieve unprecedented feats.

The top summits have already been conquered.

This is the team that has secured seven Cricket World Cups, along with another six T20 titles, and previously enjoyed nearly four years undefeated in 50-over cricket.

The remaining milestones, those for the achievement hunters, are all that remain for a side that has achieved everything.

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It needed up to Sunday's three-wicket win over India for them to complete their first ODI chase over 300, taking back their record for the highest in women's cricket's 50-over format, is, in truth, a tribute to the bowling attack that have worn canary yellow over the last half-century.

It's difficult for their hitters to maintain a record if never given the chance.

In the end, the outcome of Australia conceding 330 was skipper Alyssa Healy getting a chance to deliver her newest gem.

Originally famous as the 19-year-old niece of renowned former Aussie wicketkeeper Ian, she made her debut in 2010 after her country didn't secure either of the T20 or ODI World Cups held the previous year and has witnessed all through 15 trophy-laden years since.

A T20 World Cup win happened three months after her first appearance and seven world titles have resulted from 10 efforts across formats.

The determined wicketkeeper was also there in Derby in 2017 when a semi-final defeat by India momentarily interrupted the run of success.

That loss "drove us to reconsider our benchmarks," Healy said this week.

At the following one-day championship in New Zealand, Healy made 170 against England in the championship match and was named player of the tournament. She made sure her country would not come up short.

If this recent magnificent innings surpassed that earlier display remains open for discussion.

Certain people claim the argument supporting championship match pressure. Different voices suggest with the difficulty that comes when pursuing an unprecedented total and an enthusiastic Indian fanbase of 20,000.

What's definite is this hundred was much more difficult to anticipate.

The Christchurch carnage in 2022 happened while she topped the run-scoring charts, but this performance was preceded by six games in India from the beginning of the previous month in which she had been unable to reach 30.

"For those following me in the nets, it was a frustrating experience because I feel like I've had no rhythm completely," said Healy.

"However when you take the field, your fighting spirit activate and you simply focus on the competition."

Healy's competitiveness has always been her key asset - and a priceless quality in replacing iconic ex-skipper Meg Lanning.

She was challenged by India's emerging talent Kranti Gaud in the previous month's ODI series, dismissed by the emerging pace bowler in every game, but this time it merely gave Healy's spark.

One run resulted off the bowler's initial ball and after that the right-hander was in motion.

"A chance to play and face the challenge with her and merely enjoy the moment in that aspect, kind of motivated me," stated Healy.

She got to fifty in 35 pitches - her quickest at the global tournament - and her century in 84 balls as she flogged anything short, scoring 21 fours and three big hits.

When she was out the team needed 66 more at a run-a-ball - an unconquered height now needing a comfortable finish.

"To chase 330 is new territory so I'm pleased we have the confidence to achieve that now," added Healy.

"Hopefully we don't have to do it again but, if we do, we are confident we can do it."

These statements will be the last competing nations at this tournament need to hear.

In recent days a sense they will triumph from any situation has grown stronger - this triumph coming after victory over Pakistan by 107 run margin despite sitting at 76-7 at one point.

Subsequently Australia meet Bangladesh before a match against traditional opponents England in Indore in ten days, by which point a last-four spot may well be secure.

It was in the semi-finals they were eliminated from last year's T20 World Cup in an unexpected loss by South Africa - a match Healy was absent due to damaged tissue in her foot as she captained her nation for the first time at a major tournament.

So great is her will, she subsequently stated she wanted to have participated despite the injury.

However although she later admitted those fitness problems have delayed plans to retire, this championship is expected to be her last as captain in one-day cricket and she is still to achieve a global event as skipper.

Victory in India would lead her to the peak of her final mountain.