Australia Sets a New Benchmark as Healy Has One Peak Left to Climb.
It's a challenge for the Australian squad to achieve unprecedented feats.
The top summits have long been mastered.
This is the squad that has won seven Cricket World Cups, along with six more T20 titles, and once went nearly four years without defeat in 50-over cricket.
The remaining milestones, those for the peak baggers, are what's still available for a squad that has achieved everything.
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The fact it required as late as Sunday's victory by three wickets over India for them to complete their first ODI chase above 300, taking back their record for the biggest in women's cricket's 50-over format, is, in truth, a compliment to the bowlers that have represented Australia over the past 50 years.
It's challenging for their hitters to hold a record if not provided the chance.
Finally, the consequence of Australia giving up 330 runs was leader Alyssa Healy being given a platform to create her newest gem.
Then best known as the young family member of famous ex Aussie wicketkeeper Ian, she first played in 2010 after Australia failed to win either of the 20 or 50-over World Cups held the previous year and has seen it all through 15 successful years since.
Success in the T20 World Cup came three months after her bow and seven global championships have come from 10 tries across formats.
The gritty keeper was also there in Derby in 2017 when a semi-final defeat by India temporarily stopped the successful run.
That loss "motivated us to reevaluate our levels," Healy stated recently.
At the subsequent ODI World Cup in New Zealand, Healy hit 170 against England in the final and was awarded tournament MVP. She guaranteed her country would not fail again.
Whether this recent magnificent innings surpassed that earlier display can be debated.
Many contend the reasoning behind the pressure of a final. Different voices suggest with the test that comes when facing a record target and a loud pro-India audience of 20,000.
What's definite is this hundred was much more difficult to predict.
The New Zealand onslaught in 2022 happened while 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.
"If you've been watching me in the nets, it has been a disappointing period because it seemed I've had no rhythm completely," stated Healy.
"Yet the moment you take the field, your competitive nature take over and you simply focus on the match."
Healy's competitiveness has continuously been her great strength - and an irreplaceable characteristic in taking over from famous previous leader Meg Lanning.
She was troubled by India's rising star Kranti Gaud in last month's ODI series, dismissed by the young fast bowler in all three matches, but this time it merely gave Healy's motivation.
A single was taken off the bowler's initial ball and after that Healy was in motion.
"A chance to go out there and face the challenge with her and simply enjoy myself that way, sort of got me going," said Healy.
She reached fifty in 35 balls - her quickest at the global tournament - and her hundred in 84 balls as she attacked short-pitched balls, scoring 21 fours and three big hits.
When she was dismissed Australia needed 66 more at one run per ball - an unconquered height now demanding an easy conclusion.
"To chase 330 is new territory so I'm pleased we have the assurance to do that now," added Healy.
"Ideally we won't need to repeat it but, if necessary, we believe we can achieve it."
That comment will be the last competing nations at this tournament should hear.
During the last week a feeling they will triumph from any situation has become more firm - this success succeeding win against Pakistan by 107 runs despite struggling at 76-7 at one stage.
Subsequently Australia meet Bangladesh before an encounter with longtime competitors England in Indore in a week and a half, by which point a last-four spot may well be secure.
It was in the semi-finals they left last year's T20 World Cup in a surprising setback by South Africa - a match Healy couldn't play because of torn tissue in her foot as she guided Australia for the inaugural occasion at a major tournament.
So strong is her resolve, she afterwards commented she wanted to have participated through the pain.
However although she later admitted those fitness problems have postponed plans to retire, this tournament is anticipated as her final tournament as skipper in 50-over cricket and she is hasn't yet secured an international tournament as captain.
Triumph in India would take her to the summit of her final mountain.