The Australian Team Establishes a Fresh Record as Captain Alyssa Healy Faces One Final Mountain.

It's tough for Australia to achieve unprecedented feats.

The highest peaks have already been conquered.

This is the team that has won seven Cricket World Cups, in addition to six more T20 titles, and once went over three years without defeat in 50-over cricket.

The remaining milestones, those for the record chasers, are the only things left for a side that has accomplished all there is.

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It needed until Sunday's victory by three wickets over India for them to achieve their initial ODI chase exceeding 300, taking back their record for the largest in the female 50-over format, is, frankly, a compliment to the pitchers that have worn canary yellow over five decades.

It is hard for their batters to maintain a record if not provided the possibility.

Ultimately, the consequence of Australia allowing 330 runs was skipper Alyssa Healy getting a platform to produce her latest masterpiece.

Then best known as the young family member of famous ex Aussie wicketkeeper Ian, she first played in 2010 after her country didn't secure either of the 20 or 50-over World Cups held the previous year and has witnessed all through 15 successful years since.

A T20 World Cup win came three months after her first appearance and seven global championships have followed from 10 efforts across formats.

The tough gloveman was present as well in Derby in 2017 when a semi-final defeat by India briefly halted the successful run.

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

At the subsequent ODI World Cup in New Zealand, Healy scored 170 against England in the final and was declared player of the series. She made sure her country would not fail again.

Whether this newest brilliant performance surpassed that earlier display is debatable.

Certain people claim the argument supporting the pressure of a final. Different voices suggest with the difficulty that comes when facing a record target and a raucous India-supporting crowd of 20,000.

What's clear is this hundred was far harder to predict.

The New Zealand onslaught in 2022 came as she was the highest scorer, but this innings was preceded by six games in India since the start of last month in which she had failed to pass 30.

"If you've observed me in the nets, it's been a disappointing period because I feel like I lacked timing at all," stated Healy.

"However when you take the field, your fighting spirit kick in and you just lock into the contest."

Healy's fighting spirit has consistently been her key asset - and an invaluable trait in taking over from legendary former captain Meg Lanning.

She was tormented by India's rising star Kranti Gaud in recent ODI series, fallen to the young fast bowler in every game, but on this occasion it simply offered Healy's inspiration.

A single was taken off the opening delivery and from there the right-hander was underway.

"An opportunity to go out there and lock in a contest with her and just have a bit of fun in that regard, somewhat inspired me," commented Healy.

She achieved fifty in 35 balls - her swiftest at the World Cup - and her ton in 84 as she flogged anything short, striking 21 boundaries and three maximums.

Once she was out the team required another 66 at run per delivery - an unconquered height now demanding an easy conclusion.

"Pursuing 330 is unfamiliar ground so I am glad we have the belief to accomplish that now," added Healy.

"Ideally we won't need to do it another time but, if we do, we are confident we can succeed."

Those words will be the ultimate thing competing nations at this championship want to hear.

Over the past five days a sense they will succeed regardless of circumstances has only strengthened - this success following win against Pakistan by 107 run margin despite sitting at 76-7 at one stage.

Subsequently Australia meet Bangladesh before a meeting with longtime competitors England in Indore in a week and a half, by which point a semi-final place may likely be confirmed.

During that phase they left last year's T20 World Cup in a shock defeat by South Africa - an encounter Healy missed because of torn tissue in her foot as she led her country for the initial instance at a significant event.

So great is her will, she afterwards commented she wished she had played with the discomfort.

But while she afterwards confessed those injuries have delayed thoughts of retirement, this World Cup is anticipated as her concluding event as leader in one-day cricket and she is hasn't yet secured a world championship as skipper.

Success in India would take her to the summit of her final mountain.