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It's a challenge for Australia to set fresh records.

The top summits have long been mastered.

This is the team that has claimed seven Cricket World Cups, in addition to an additional six T20 titles, and once went over three years undefeated in 50-over cricket.

The alternative records, the ones sought by the achievement hunters, are what's still available for a team that has won it all.

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The fact it required as late as Sunday's three-wicket win over India for them to achieve their initial ODI chase above 300, taking back their record for the highest in the female 50-over format, is, frankly, a tribute to the bowlers that have sported the yellow jersey over five decades.

It is hard for their batters to hold a record if never given the possibility.

In the end, the result of Australia conceding 330 was leader Alyssa Healy getting a chance to create her newest gem.

Initially recognized as the teenage relative of renowned former Aussie wicketkeeper Ian, she made her debut in 2010 after her nation didn't secure either of the T20 or ODI World Cups conducted earlier and has experienced everything through 15 successful years since.

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

The tough gloveman was also there in Derby in 2017 when a semi-final setback by India briefly halted the successful run.

That loss "drove us to rethink our standards," Healy said this week.

At the subsequent ODI World Cup in New Zealand, Healy hit 170 against England in the final and was named player of the tournament. She made sure her country would not fall short again.

If this newest brilliant performance exceeded that prior achievement is debatable.

Many contend the reasoning behind championship match pressure. Different voices suggest with the test that comes when confronting a historic chase and a raucous India-supporting crowd of 20,000.

What is certain is this ton was far harder to see coming.

The New Zealand onslaught in 2022 came as she was the highest scorer, but this performance was preceded by six games in India from the beginning of the previous month in which she had been unable to reach 30.

"If you've been watching me in the nets, it was a disappointing period because it seemed I've had no rhythm completely," stated Healy.

"But once you enter the playing area, your competitive instincts take over and you just lock into the contest."

Healy's fighting spirit has consistently been her major advantage - and an irreplaceable characteristic in replacing famous previous leader Meg Lanning.

She was challenged by India's promising player Kranti Gaud in the previous month's ODI series, dismissed by the young fast bowler in every game, but on this occasion it simply offered Healy's inspiration.

A single came off the opening delivery and after that the right-hander was underway.

"A chance to go out there and face the challenge with her and simply enjoy myself in that aspect, kind of motivated me," commented Healy.

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

By the time she was dismissed her side required another 66 at a run-a-ball - an unconquered height now needing a comfortable finish.

"To chase 330 is new territory so I'm happy we have the assurance to do that now," stated Healy further.

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

That comment will be the final thing rival teams at this tournament want to hear.

During the last week a belief they will win from any position has become more firm - this triumph succeeding win against Pakistan by 107 runs despite being 76-7 at a certain moment.

Following this Australia face Bangladesh before a match against old rivals England in Indore in a week and a half, by which point a semi-final berth may well be secure.

During that phase they were eliminated from the previous year's T20 World Cup in a surprising setback by South Africa - an encounter Healy couldn't play because of ruptured tissue in her foot as she guided Australia for the initial instance at a major tournament.

Such is her determination, she later said she wished she had played with the discomfort.

However although she afterwards confessed those injuries have pushed back consideration of ending her career, this World Cup is expected to be her final tournament as skipper in ODI cricket and she is hasn't yet secured a global event as captain.

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