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It's difficult for the Australian squad to break new ground.

The highest peaks have been successfully scaled.

This is the unit that has won seven Cricket World Cups, along with six more T20 titles, and previously enjoyed 1,294 days without defeat in 50-over cricket.

The secondary achievements, those for the achievement hunters, are the only things left for a side that has won it all.

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It needed until Sunday's victory by three wickets over India for them to achieve their initial ODI chase over 300, taking back their record for the highest in women's cricket's 50-over format, is, in truth, a testament to the pitchers that have represented Australia over five decades.

It is hard for their batters to hold a record if not provided the opportunity.

Ultimately, the consequence of Australia conceding 330 was captain Alyssa Healy being given an opportunity to produce her most recent brilliance.

Initially recognized as the teenage relative of famous ex Aussie wicketkeeper Ian, she first played in 2010 after her country didn't secure either of the T20 or ODI World Cups held the previous year and has experienced everything through 15 successful years since.

Success in the T20 World Cup arrived three months after her first appearance and seven world titles have come from 10 efforts across formats.

The gritty keeper was present as well in Derby in 2017 when a semi-final setback by India temporarily stopped the run of success.

That loss "pushed us to rethink our standards," Healy commented earlier.

At the following one-day championship in New Zealand, Healy hit 170 against England in the championship match and was declared player of the series. She ensured her country would not fail again.

Whether this newest brilliant performance topped that previous effort remains open for discussion.

Certain people claim the reasoning behind championship match pressure. Different voices suggest with the test that comes when pursuing an unprecedented total and a raucous India-supporting crowd of 20,000.

What's definite is this century was considerably tougher to predict.

The Christchurch destruction in 2022 occurred when she topped the run-scoring charts, but this knock came after six matches in India from the beginning of the previous month in which she had failed to pass 30.

"If you've observed me in training, it's been a challenging time because it seemed my form was missing completely," said Healy.

"However when you step out on the field, your competitive nature activate and you simply focus on the competition."

Healy's competitive nature has consistently been her major advantage - and an invaluable trait in replacing famous previous leader Meg Lanning.

She was tormented by India's promising player Kranti Gaud in the previous month's ODI series, out to the 22-year-old seamer in every game, but here that only provided Healy's motivation.

A single was taken off Gaud's first delivery and after that the right-hander was in motion.

"An opportunity to play and engage in competition with her and simply enjoy myself in that aspect, somewhat inspired me," said Healy.

She reached fifty in 35 balls - her swiftest at the World Cup - and her hundred in 84 deliveries while she flogged anything short, scoring 21 fours and three sixes.

By the time she was removed her side needed 66 more at run per delivery - a manageable total now requiring a leisurely stroll.

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

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

These statements will be the final thing competing nations at this World Cup need to hear.

During the last week a feeling they will win from any position has only strengthened - this triumph coming after victory over Pakistan by 107 run margin despite struggling at 76-7 at a certain moment.

Next Australia play Bangladesh before a meeting with traditional opponents England in Indore in a week and a half, by which point a semi-final berth may well be secure.

It was at that stage they exited last year's T20 World Cup in a shock defeat by South Africa - an encounter Healy couldn't play because of ruptured tissue in her foot as she led her country for the first time at a significant event.

Such is her determination, she later said she regretted not playing through the pain.

Yet even as she later admitted those fitness problems have pushed back consideration of ending her career, this championship is anticipated as her final tournament as skipper in ODI cricket and she is still to achieve a global event as skipper.

Triumph in India would take her to the summit of her last major obstacle.