Australia Breaks New Ground as Healy Faces One Final Mountain.
It's difficult for the Australian squad to set fresh records.
The highest peaks have already been conquered.
We're talking about the squad that has claimed seven Cricket World Cups, in addition to another six T20 titles, and previously enjoyed over three years without defeat in 50-over cricket.
The secondary achievements, the ones sought by the peak baggers, are what's still available for a team that has won it all.
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That it took up to Sunday's three-wicket win over India for them to complete their first ODI chase over 300, taking back their record for the largest in women's cricket's 50-over format, is, in truth, a compliment to the bowlers that have worn canary yellow over the past 50 years.
It's challenging for their hitters to maintain a record if not provided the opportunity.
In the end, the outcome of Australia allowing 330 runs was skipper Alyssa Healy getting an opportunity to create her latest masterpiece.
Initially recognized as the 19-year-old niece of renowned former Aussie wicketkeeper Ian, she first played in 2010 after Australia couldn't capture either of the T20 or ODI World Cups conducted earlier and has experienced everything through 15 trophy-laden years since.
Success in the T20 World Cup arrived three months after her bow and seven global championships have followed from 10 attempts across formats.
The determined wicketkeeper was also there in Derby in 2017 when a semi-final setback by India briefly halted the successful run.
That loss "drove 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 final and was declared player of the series. She ensured her country would not come up short.
Whether this newest brilliant performance topped that previous effort is debatable.
Certain people claim the argument supporting the pressure of a final. Different voices suggest with the difficulty that comes when facing a record target and a raucous India-supporting crowd of 20,000.
What's definite is this century was considerably tougher to see coming.
The New Zealand onslaught in 2022 occurred when she was the highest scorer, but this innings followed six innings in India since the start of last month in which she had been unable to reach 30.
"If you've been watching me in training, it's been a disappointing period because it seemed I lacked timing at all," stated Healy.
"But once you enter the playing area, your competitive instincts activate and you just lock into the competition."
Healy's fighting spirit has continuously been her great strength - and an invaluable trait in succeeding iconic ex-skipper Meg Lanning.
She was challenged by India's rising star Kranti Gaud in last month's ODI series, out to the emerging pace bowler in all three matches, but here that only provided Healy's inspiration.
A single came off Gaud's first delivery and from there Healy was in motion.
"The possibility to play and face the challenge with her and merely enjoy the moment in that aspect, sort of got me going," commented Healy.
She achieved fifty in 35 deliveries - her fastest at the World Cup - and her ton in 84 deliveries while she punished short deliveries, striking 21 boundaries and three maximums.
When she was out the team needed 66 additional runs at one run per ball - a manageable total now demanding an easy conclusion.
"Chasing 330 runs is new territory so I'm pleased we have the assurance to do that now," added Healy.
"Ideally we won't need to do it again but, should it happen, we believe we can succeed."
That comment will be the last Australia's opponents at this World Cup should hear.
Over the past five days a belief they will succeed regardless of circumstances has grown stronger - this triumph following victory over Pakistan by 107 run margin despite being 76-7 at one stage.
Next Australia play Bangladesh before a match against traditional opponents England in Indore in 10 days, by which point a last-four spot may well be secure.
During that phase they exited the previous 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 inaugural occasion at an important competition.
So strong is her resolve, she later said she wanted to have participated with the discomfort.
But while she afterwards confessed those fitness problems have postponed thoughts of retirement, this championship is expected to be her final tournament as skipper in 50-over cricket and she is hasn't yet secured an international tournament as leader.
Triumph in India would take her to the summit of her final mountain.