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

The top summits have been successfully scaled.

We're talking about the squad that has claimed seven Cricket World Cups, plus six more T20 titles, and previously enjoyed nearly four years unbeaten in 50-over cricket.

The secondary achievements, those for the peak baggers, are what's still available for a squad that has accomplished all there is.

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It needed until Sunday's three-wicket win over India for them to accomplish their maiden ODI chase exceeding 300, regaining their record for the biggest in women's cricket's 50-over format, is, frankly, a compliment to the bowlers that have represented Australia over five decades.

It is hard for their batsmen to hold a record if not afforded the chance.

Ultimately, the outcome of Australia giving up 330 runs was skipper Alyssa Healy being given a platform to create her most recent brilliance.

Then best known as the 19-year-old niece of celebrated previous Aussie wicketkeeper Ian, she debuted in 2010 after Australia couldn't capture either of the 20 or 50-over World Cups held the previous year and has experienced everything through 15 successful years since.

A T20 championship victory happened three months after her debut and seven world titles have followed from 10 attempts across formats.

The determined wicketkeeper was also there in Derby in 2017 when a last-four loss by India temporarily stopped the run of success.

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

At the following one-day championship in New Zealand, Healy scored 170 against England in the title decider and was named player of the tournament. She made sure her country would not come up short.

The question of whether this recent magnificent innings surpassed that earlier display remains open for discussion.

Certain people claim the reasoning behind the pressure of a final. Others can counter with the test that comes when pursuing an unprecedented total and a raucous India-supporting crowd of 20,000.

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

The New Zealand onslaught in 2022 happened while she topped the run-scoring charts, but this knock followed six innings in India from the beginning of the previous month in which she had failed to pass 30.

"For those following me in practice sessions, it has been a disappointing period because I feel like my form was missing at all," stated Healy.

"But once you take the field, your fighting spirit activate and you simply focus on the match."

Healy's competitiveness has continuously been her major advantage - and a priceless quality in taking over from legendary former captain Meg Lanning.

She was challenged by India's rising star Kranti Gaud in last month's ODI series, out to the 22-year-old seamer in all three matches, but on this occasion it simply offered Healy's motivation.

A single came off Gaud's first delivery and from that point the right-hander was on her way.

"The possibility to play and face the challenge with her and simply enjoy myself that way, kind of motivated me," said Healy.

She reached fifty in 35 deliveries - her swiftest at a World Cup - and her century in 84 balls as she punished short deliveries, scoring 21 fours and three big hits.

Once she was dismissed the team required another 66 at one run per ball - a manageable total now demanding an easy conclusion.

"Pursuing 330 is unfamiliar ground so I'm happy we have the confidence to accomplish that now," continued Healy.

"Preferably we shouldn't have to do it again but, if we do, we believe we can succeed."

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

In recent days a belief they will triumph from any situation has become more firm - this triumph following victory over Pakistan by 107 runs despite being 76-7 at one point.

Subsequently Australia meet Bangladesh before an encounter 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 last year's T20 World Cup in an unexpected loss by South Africa - a match Healy was absent due to damaged tissue in her foot as she led her country for the initial instance at a major tournament.

So strong is her resolve, she afterwards commented she regretted not playing despite the injury.

However although she afterwards confessed those injuries have postponed plans to retire, this tournament is likely to be her concluding event as leader in 50-over cricket and she is still to achieve a world championship as skipper.

Triumph in India would bring her to the top of her final mountain.