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It's a challenge for Australia to achieve unprecedented feats.

The greatest achievements have long been mastered.

This is the squad that has won seven Cricket World Cups, in addition to six more T20 titles, and earlier maintained 1,294 days undefeated in 50-over cricket.

The remaining milestones, the ones sought by the record chasers, are all that remain for a squad that has accomplished all there is.

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It needed until Sunday's success by three wickets over India for them to accomplish their maiden ODI chase above 300, regaining their record for the biggest in women's cricket's 50-over format, is, honestly, a testament to the bowlers that have worn canary yellow over five decades.

It's difficult for their batters to maintain a record if not afforded the chance.

Ultimately, the consequence of Australia allowing 330 runs was skipper Alyssa Healy getting an opportunity to create her most recent brilliance.

Originally famous as the young family member of celebrated previous Aussie wicketkeeper Ian, she first played in 2010 after her nation couldn't capture either of the T20 or ODI World Cups from the prior year and has seen it all through 15 successful years since.

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

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

That loss "pushed us to reconsider our benchmarks," Healy said this week.

At the next 50-over World Cup in New Zealand, Healy scored 170 against England in the title decider and was awarded tournament MVP. She made sure her country would not fail again.

Whether this recent magnificent innings surpassed that earlier display is debatable.

Some will argue the reasoning behind the pressure of a final. Some might respond with the difficulty that comes when pursuing an unprecedented total and a loud pro-India audience of 20,000.

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

The Christchurch destruction in 2022 came as she was the highest scorer, but this innings was preceded by six games in India since the start of last month in which she had been unable to reach 30.

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

"Yet the moment you take the field, your fighting spirit activate and you simply focus on the contest."

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

She was troubled by India's rising star Kranti Gaud in the previous month's ODI series, dismissed by the young fast bowler in all three matches, but on this occasion it simply offered Healy's motivation.

A single came off the opening delivery and from there Healy was underway.

"An opportunity to go out there and engage in competition with her and merely enjoy the moment that way, sort of got me going," stated Healy.

She achieved fifty in 35 pitches - her fastest at a World Cup - and her century in 84 deliveries while she flogged anything short, scoring 21 fours and three maximums.

Once she was dismissed her side needed 66 more at one run per ball - an achievable target now needing a comfortable finish.

"Pursuing 330 is uncharted waters so I am glad we have the belief to do that now," continued Healy.

"Hopefully we don't have to do it another time but, should it happen, we are confident we can do it."

Those words will be the ultimate thing Australia's opponents at this World Cup should hear.

During the last week a sense they will triumph from any situation has only strengthened - this triumph succeeding victory over Pakistan by 107 runs despite struggling at 76-7 at one stage.

Subsequently Australia meet Bangladesh before a meeting with traditional opponents England in Indore in 10 days, by which point a semi-final berth may well be secure.

It was in the semi-finals they exited the prior year's T20 World Cup in an unexpected loss by South Africa - an encounter Healy was absent due to ruptured tissue in her foot as she captained her nation for the initial instance at an important competition.

So great is her will, she afterwards commented she wanted to have participated despite the injury.

But while she afterwards confessed those injuries have delayed consideration of ending her career, this championship is expected to be her last as captain in ODI cricket and she is still to achieve an international tournament as leader.

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