A strangely subdued semi-final saw New Zealand beat Pakistan by five wickets and set up a Champions Trophy showdown with arch rivals Australia on Monday.
Grant Elliott provided some late-innings fireworks when the match was all but won - and Pakistan were left to reflect on what might have been, particulary after Younus Khan dropped a sitter. The Twenty20 champions showed none of their limited overs firepower this time round, and the black caps, while they didn't exactly set the world on fire with their hitting, paced their innings nicely.
One imagines the southern hemisphere will savour every last drop out of the final, although it's hard to see anything other than an Aussie win.
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