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

The greatest achievements have long been mastered.

We're talking about the unit that has secured seven Cricket World Cups, in addition to an additional six T20 titles, and earlier maintained 1,294 days without defeat in 50-over cricket.

The secondary achievements, those for the record chasers, are the only things left for a squad that has achieved everything.

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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 exceeding 300, regaining their record for the highest in the women's 50-over format, is, in truth, a tribute to the bowlers that have sported the yellow jersey over the past 50 years.

It's difficult for their batters to maintain a record if not provided the possibility.

In the end, the outcome of Australia conceding 330 was leader Alyssa Healy getting a platform to deliver her most recent brilliance.

Initially recognized as the 19-year-old niece of famous ex Aussie wicketkeeper Ian, she first played in 2010 after Australia couldn't capture either of the 20 or 50-over World Cups from the prior year and has experienced everything through 15 trophy-laden years since.

A T20 World Cup win happened three months after her bow and seven international trophies have resulted from 10 attempts 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 "motivated us to reconsider our benchmarks," Healy commented earlier.

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

If this latest epic knock surpassed that earlier display can be debated.

Certain people claim the argument supporting final game tension. Some might respond with the test that comes when confronting a historic chase and a raucous India-supporting crowd of 20,000.

What's definite is this hundred was far harder to predict.

The Christchurch destruction in 2022 came as she was the highest scorer, but this knock was preceded by six games in India from the beginning of the previous month in which she had not exceeded 30 runs.

"For those following me in the nets, it was a frustrating experience because I feel like I've had no rhythm completely," said Healy.

"Yet the moment you step out on the field, your competitive instincts activate and you completely engage with the contest."

Healy's fighting spirit has consistently been her great strength - and an irreplaceable characteristic in succeeding famous previous leader Meg Lanning.

She was tormented by India's emerging talent Kranti Gaud in the previous month's ODI series, dismissed by the emerging pace bowler in all three matches, but here that only provided Healy's spark.

A single was taken off the bowler's initial ball and from there the batsman was on her way.

"A chance to take the field and engage in competition with her and merely enjoy the moment in that aspect, sort of got me going," said Healy.

She achieved fifty in 35 balls - her quickest at the global tournament - and her century in 84 deliveries while she attacked short-pitched balls, hitting 21 fours and three big hits.

By the time she was out the team needed 66 more at a run-a-ball - an achievable target now demanding an easy conclusion.

"To chase 330 is unfamiliar ground so I am glad we have the assurance to achieve that now," added Healy.

"Ideally we won't need to repeat it but, if necessary, we are confident we can do it."

That comment will be the last Australia's opponents at this tournament need to hear.

In recent days a feeling they will win from any position has only strengthened - this success succeeding success over Pakistan by 107-run victory despite struggling at 76-7 at one point.

Following this Australia face Bangladesh before an encounter with traditional opponents England in Indore in ten days, by which point a semi-final berth may probably be guaranteed.

It was at that stage they were eliminated from last year's T20 World Cup in a surprising setback by South Africa - a game Healy couldn't play 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 later said she regretted not playing with the discomfort.

However although she later admitted those fitness problems have pushed back thoughts of retirement, this World Cup is anticipated as her final tournament as skipper in ODI cricket and she is still to achieve a global event as skipper.

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