The Australian Team Breaks New Ground as Healy Has One Peak Left to Climb.

It's a challenge for Australia to achieve unprecedented feats.

The top summits have been successfully scaled.

This is the squad that has claimed seven Cricket World Cups, plus another six T20 titles, and once went over three years without defeat in 50-over cricket.

The alternative records, targeted by the record chasers, are the only things left for a squad that has won it all.

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That it took up to Sunday's victory by three wickets over India for them to accomplish their maiden ODI chase above 300, regaining their record for the highest in the female 50-over format, is, frankly, a compliment to the bowlers that have worn canary yellow over the past 50 years.

It is hard for their batsmen to hold a record if not provided the possibility.

In the end, the outcome of Australia allowing 330 runs was captain Alyssa Healy getting a chance to create her newest gem.

Then best known as the teenage relative of famous ex Aussie wicketkeeper Ian, she first played in 2010 after Australia couldn't capture either of the T20 or ODI World Cups conducted earlier and has witnessed all through 15 trophy-laden years since.

A T20 championship victory arrived three months after her debut and seven global championships have resulted from 10 tries across formats.

The tough gloveman was also there in Derby in 2017 when a semi-final defeat by India momentarily interrupted the successful run.

That loss "pushed us to reevaluate our levels," Healy stated recently.

At the following one-day championship in New Zealand, Healy scored 170 against England in the title decider and was awarded tournament MVP. She made sure her country would not fall short again.

If this recent magnificent innings topped that previous effort is debatable.

Some will argue the argument supporting the pressure of a final. Others can counter with the difficulty that comes when confronting a historic chase and a raucous India-supporting crowd of 20,000.

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

The New Zealand onslaught in 2022 happened while she topped the run-scoring charts, but this knock followed six innings in India since the start of last month in which she had not exceeded 30 runs.

"For those following me in training, it was a challenging time because it appeared I've had no rhythm whatsoever," stated Healy.

"Yet the moment you enter the playing area, your fighting spirit kick in and you simply focus on the contest."

Healy's competitive nature has always been her great strength - and a priceless quality in succeeding famous previous leader Meg Lanning.

She was tormented by India's promising player Kranti Gaud in last month's ODI series, fallen to the emerging pace bowler in every game, but on this occasion it simply offered Healy's spark.

One run resulted off Gaud's first delivery and from that point the right-hander was in motion.

"The possibility to play and engage in competition with her and merely enjoy the moment that way, somewhat inspired me," said Healy.

She reached fifty in 35 pitches - her fastest at the global tournament - and her hundred in 84 deliveries while she punished short deliveries, scoring 21 fours and three big hits.

When she was dismissed her side needed 66 additional runs at run per delivery - a manageable total now needing a comfortable finish.

"Pursuing 330 is uncharted waters so I'm pleased we have the belief to accomplish that now," continued Healy.

"Preferably we shouldn't have to repeat it but, if necessary, we are confident we can do it."

Those words will be the ultimate thing Australia's opponents at this tournament need to hear.

In recent days a feeling they will win from any position has grown stronger - this victory succeeding win against Pakistan by 107 run margin despite being 76-7 at one point.

Next Australia play Bangladesh before a meeting with longtime competitors England in Indore in 10 days, by which point a last-four spot may probably be guaranteed.

It was in the semi-finals they left the previous year's T20 World Cup in a shock defeat by South Africa - an encounter Healy couldn't play because of damaged tissue in her foot as she captained her nation for the inaugural occasion at an important competition.

So great is her will, she subsequently stated she regretted not playing despite the injury.

But while she afterwards confessed those fitness problems have pushed back thoughts of retirement, this championship is expected to be her last as captain in one-day cricket and she is yet to win a world championship as captain.

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