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

It's tough for Australia to break new ground.

The highest peaks have already been conquered.

We're talking about the unit that has claimed seven Cricket World Cups, along with an additional six T20 titles, and once went over three years without defeat in 50-over cricket.

The alternative records, the ones sought by the achievement hunters, are the only things left for a team that has achieved everything.

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That it took until Sunday's success by three wickets over India for them to achieve their initial ODI chase exceeding 300, regaining their record for the largest in the women's 50-over format, is, honestly, a tribute to the bowlers that have worn canary yellow over the past 50 years.

It's challenging for their hitters to hold a record if never given the possibility.

In the end, the consequence of Australia conceding 330 was captain Alyssa Healy getting an opportunity to deliver her most recent brilliance.

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

A T20 World Cup win arrived three months after her bow and seven international trophies have resulted from 10 attempts across formats.

The tough gloveman was in attendance in Derby in 2017 when a semi-final defeat by India momentarily interrupted the winning streak.

That loss "pushed us to rethink our standards," 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 guaranteed her country would not come up short.

If 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 test that comes when confronting a historic chase and a loud pro-India audience of 20,000.

What's clear is this ton was much more difficult to anticipate.

The Christchurch destruction in 2022 came as she was the highest scorer, but this knock came after six matches in India since the start of last month in which she had not exceeded 30 runs.

"If you've been watching me in training, it has been a disappointing period because I feel like I lacked timing completely," stated Healy.

"However when you enter the playing area, your competitive instincts activate and you completely engage with the match."

Healy's fighting spirit has continuously been her major advantage - and an invaluable trait in taking over from iconic ex-skipper Meg Lanning.

She was troubled by India's promising player Kranti Gaud in last month's ODI series, dismissed by the young fast bowler in each encounter, but here that only provided Healy's inspiration.

One run resulted off Gaud's first delivery and from that point the batsman was on her way.

"The possibility to play and engage in competition with her and simply enjoy myself that way, sort of got me going," said Healy.

She reached fifty in 35 balls - her fastest at the global tournament - and her hundred in 84 deliveries while she punished short deliveries, hitting 21 fours and three sixes.

Once she was removed Australia needed 66 additional runs at run per delivery - an achievable target now demanding an easy conclusion.

"To chase 330 is uncharted waters so I'm pleased we have the assurance to accomplish that now," added Healy.

"Ideally we won't need to do it again but, if we do, we are confident we can achieve it."

Those words will be the last competing nations at this championship need to hear.

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

Following this Australia face Bangladesh before a meeting with old rivals England in Indore in a week and a half, by which point a semi-final place may probably be guaranteed.

During that phase they exited last year's T20 World Cup in a shock defeat by South Africa - a match Healy missed because of ruptured tissue in her foot as she captained her nation for the initial instance at a major tournament.

Such is her determination, she subsequently stated she wanted to have participated with the discomfort.

But while she subsequently acknowledged those fitness problems have pushed back 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 captain.

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