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

It's tough for Australia to achieve unprecedented feats.

The top summits have been successfully scaled.

This is the squad that has won seven Cricket World Cups, along with another six T20 titles, and previously enjoyed over three years undefeated in 50-over cricket.

The secondary achievements, targeted by the peak baggers, are what's still available for a team that has achieved everything.

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It needed as late as Sunday's victory by three wickets over India for them to achieve their initial ODI chase above 300, regaining their record for the biggest in the women's 50-over format, is, honestly, a compliment to the bowlers that have represented Australia over five decades.

It's challenging for their batters to hold a record if not afforded the chance.

Ultimately, the result of Australia giving up 330 runs was leader Alyssa Healy receiving a chance to deliver her newest gem.

Initially recognized as the teenage relative of celebrated previous Aussie wicketkeeper Ian, she made her debut in 2010 after Australia failed to win either of the 20 or 50-over World Cups conducted earlier and has experienced everything through 15 championship-filled years since.

Success in the T20 World Cup came three months after her first appearance and seven international trophies have resulted from 10 attempts across formats.

The gritty keeper was in attendance in Derby in 2017 when a semi-final setback by India briefly halted the winning streak.

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

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 fail again.

If this recent magnificent innings exceeded that prior achievement can be debated.

Certain people claim the argument supporting the pressure of a final. Others can counter with the challenge that comes when pursuing an unprecedented total and a loud pro-India audience of 20,000.

What's definite is this ton was far harder to see coming.

The Christchurch carnage in 2022 came as she led the batting statistics, but this performance followed six innings in India over the past few weeks in which she had failed to pass 30.

"If you've been watching me in the nets, it's been a disappointing period because I feel like I've had no rhythm completely," commented Healy.

"But once you enter the playing area, your competitive nature activate and you completely engage with the match."

Healy's competitiveness has always been her key asset - and an irreplaceable characteristic in taking over from legendary former captain Meg Lanning.

She was troubled by India's promising player Kranti Gaud in recent ODI series, out to the 22-year-old seamer in each encounter, but on this occasion it simply offered Healy's motivation.

A single was taken off Gaud's first delivery and from that point the batsman was underway.

"A chance to go out there and face the challenge with her and merely enjoy the moment that way, sort of got me going," commented Healy.

She achieved fifty in 35 pitches - her fastest at a World Cup - and her hundred in 84 deliveries while she flogged anything short, hitting 21 fours and three sixes.

By the time she was dismissed her side needed 66 additional runs at run per delivery - an unconquered height now needing a comfortable finish.

"Pursuing 330 is new territory so I'm happy we have the belief to achieve that now," added Healy.

"Ideally we won't need to do it another time but, if we do, we believe we can achieve it."

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

In recent days a feeling they will triumph from any situation has only strengthened - this triumph following win against Pakistan by 107 run margin despite being 76-7 at one point.

Subsequently Australia meet Bangladesh before a match against traditional opponents England in Indore in a week and a half, by which point a semi-final berth may probably be guaranteed.

During that phase they were eliminated from the previous year's T20 World Cup in a surprising setback by South Africa - a match Healy missed because of torn tissue in her foot as she captained her nation for the first time at a major tournament.

Such is her determination, she subsequently stated she wished she had played with the discomfort.

However although she later admitted those injuries have postponed thoughts of retirement, this championship is anticipated as her final tournament as skipper in 50-over cricket and she is hasn't yet secured an international tournament as leader.

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