The Australian Team Establishes a Fresh Record as Healy Has One Peak Left to Climb.
It's a challenge for Australia to achieve unprecedented feats.
The greatest achievements have been successfully scaled.
This is the team that has claimed seven Cricket World Cups, in addition to another six T20 titles, and once went over three years without defeat in 50-over cricket.
The alternative records, targeted by the achievement hunters, are the only things left for a squad that has achieved everything.
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The fact it required up to Sunday's three-wicket win over India for them to accomplish their maiden ODI chase over 300, reclaiming their record for the highest in the female 50-over format, is, frankly, a tribute to the bowling attack that have worn canary yellow over the last half-century.
It is hard for their batsmen to possess a record if never given the opportunity.
Ultimately, the consequence of Australia allowing 330 runs was leader Alyssa Healy being given a platform to produce her newest gem.
Originally famous as the young family member of famous ex Aussie wicketkeeper Ian, she made her debut in 2010 after her country couldn't capture either of the 20 or 50-over World Cups from the prior year and has seen it all through 15 successful years since.
A T20 World Cup win happened three months after her first appearance and seven global championships have come from 10 tries across formats.
The gritty keeper was in attendance in Derby in 2017 when a last-four loss by India briefly halted the run of success.
That loss "motivated us to reconsider our benchmarks," Healy said this week.
At the subsequent ODI World Cup in New Zealand, Healy hit 170 against England in the championship match and was named player of the tournament. She made sure her country would not fail again.
If this recent magnificent innings exceeded that prior achievement can be debated.
Many contend the argument supporting final game tension. Others can counter with the test that comes when confronting a historic chase and a raucous India-supporting crowd of 20,000.
What's definite is this century was considerably tougher to anticipate.
The Christchurch destruction in 2022 occurred when she led the batting statistics, but this performance was preceded by six games in India over the past few weeks in which she had not exceeded 30 runs.
"If you've observed me in the nets, it has been a frustrating experience because it seemed I've had no rhythm completely," said Healy.
"Yet the moment you step out on the field, your competitive nature activate and you completely engage with the match."
Healy's competitiveness has consistently been her key asset - and a priceless quality in replacing iconic ex-skipper Meg Lanning.
She was challenged by India's promising player Kranti Gaud in the previous month's ODI series, out to the emerging pace bowler in each encounter, but on this occasion it simply offered Healy's motivation.
A single was taken off Gaud's first delivery and after that Healy was in motion.
"The possibility to play and engage in competition with her and simply enjoy myself in that aspect, sort of got me going," commented Healy.
She reached fifty in 35 deliveries - her quickest at a World Cup - and her century in 84 as she flogged anything short, scoring 21 fours and three sixes.
Once she was removed the team needed 66 additional runs at run per delivery - an achievable target now demanding an easy conclusion.
"Pursuing 330 is unfamiliar ground so I'm happy we have the assurance to accomplish that now," added Healy.
"Hopefully we don't have to repeat it but, if we do, we are confident we can do it."
These statements will be the ultimate thing Australia's opponents at this World Cup want to hear.
Over the past five days a sense they will triumph from any situation has grown stronger - this triumph coming after win against Pakistan by 107 run margin despite being 76-7 at a certain moment.
Following this Australia face Bangladesh before an encounter with longtime competitors England in Indore in a week and a half, by which point a semi-final berth may likely be confirmed.
It was at that stage they left the prior year's T20 World Cup in an unexpected loss by South Africa - an encounter Healy couldn't play because of torn tissue in her foot as she captained her nation 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 subsequently acknowledged those injuries have delayed thoughts of retirement, this championship is anticipated as her final tournament as skipper in ODI cricket and she is hasn't yet secured a global event as leader.
Victory in India would lead her to the peak of her last major obstacle.