The Australian Team Sets a New Benchmark as Healy Has One Peak Left to Climb.

It's tough for the Australian squad to set fresh records.

The greatest achievements have long been mastered.

This is the squad that has claimed seven Cricket World Cups, in addition to an additional six T20 titles, and earlier maintained nearly four years undefeated in 50-over cricket.

The remaining milestones, the ones sought by the achievement hunters, are what's still available for a team that has achieved everything.

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The fact it required until Sunday's success by three wickets over India for them to accomplish their maiden ODI chase over 300, reclaiming their record for the largest in the female 50-over format, is, in truth, a testament to the bowlers that have worn canary yellow over five decades.

It is hard for their hitters to possess a record if not afforded the chance.

Finally, the outcome of Australia giving up 330 runs was skipper Alyssa Healy receiving a platform to deliver her newest gem.

Originally famous as the teenage relative of celebrated previous Aussie wicketkeeper Ian, she first played in 2010 after Australia couldn't capture either of the T20 or ODI World Cups from the prior year and has seen it all through 15 championship-filled years since.

Success in the T20 World Cup arrived three months after her debut and seven international trophies have followed from 10 efforts across formats.

The determined wicketkeeper was in attendance in Derby in 2017 when a semi-final defeat by India temporarily stopped the run of success.

That loss "drove us to rethink our standards," Healy stated recently.

At the next 50-over World Cup in New Zealand, Healy scored 170 against England in the title decider and was awarded tournament MVP. She made sure her country would not come up short.

If this newest brilliant performance exceeded that prior achievement remains open for discussion.

Some will argue the argument supporting final game tension. Some might respond with the test that comes when facing a record target and a raucous India-supporting crowd of 20,000.

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

The Christchurch destruction in 2022 occurred when she was the highest scorer, but this innings followed six innings in India since the start of last month in which she had been unable to reach 30.

"If you've been watching me in practice sessions, it was a frustrating experience because it seemed my form was missing completely," stated Healy.

"But once you enter the playing area, your fighting spirit activate and you just lock into the match."

Healy's competitiveness has continuously been her major advantage - and an irreplaceable characteristic in succeeding iconic ex-skipper Meg Lanning.

She was troubled by India's emerging talent Kranti Gaud in the previous month's ODI series, fallen to the 22-year-old seamer in all three matches, but on this occasion it simply offered Healy's motivation.

One run resulted off the opening delivery and from there Healy was in motion.

"The possibility to take the field and engage in competition with her and merely enjoy the moment in that aspect, kind of motivated me," said Healy.

She got to fifty in 35 balls - her swiftest at a World Cup - and her ton in 84 deliveries while she punished short deliveries, hitting 21 fours and three big hits.

Once she was dismissed the team needed 66 additional runs at run per delivery - an unconquered height now requiring a leisurely stroll.

"Chasing 330 runs is unfamiliar ground so I'm happy we have the assurance to accomplish that now," added Healy.

"Ideally we won't need to do it another time but, should it happen, we know we can achieve it."

That comment will be the ultimate thing rival teams at this championship need to hear.

In recent days a feeling they will win from any position has become more firm - this triumph following victory over Pakistan by 107-run victory despite being 76-7 at a certain moment.

Subsequently Australia meet Bangladesh before a meeting with longtime competitors England in Indore in 10 days, by which point a semi-final place may well be secure.

It was at that stage they left the previous year's T20 World Cup in an unexpected loss by South Africa - a game Healy couldn't play because of torn tissue in her foot as she led her country for the inaugural occasion at a major tournament.

So great is her will, she later said she wished she had played despite the injury.

But while she later admitted those injuries have delayed thoughts of retirement, this championship is anticipated as her final tournament as skipper in ODI cricket and she is still to achieve a world championship as captain.

Triumph in India would bring her to the top of her last major obstacle.