Younus Khan lamented dropping Grant Elliot, conceding holding on to the catch could have changed the complexion of the match.

Elliot, who top-scored with an unbeaten 75, was batting on 42 when he lobbed a Mohammed Aamer delivery to offer the simplest of catch to Younus at short cover.

The Pakistan captain tried to pouch the knee-high catch in the Australian way, only to see the ball pop out of his cupped palms.

Elliot did not look back after that and went on to play a match-winning note.

"If I had taken that catch, maybe things could have changed," a penitent Younus said after the match.

"But in sports, it happens and it was certainly not the first time (that a player dropped a catch)," he added.

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Looking back, Younus felt Pakistani eventually fell 25 runs short in today's semifinal.

"I think we were 20-25 runs short. At one stage, when (Mohd) Yousuf and Umar (Akmal) were playing, we looked like making 250. But we struggled in the Powerplays and we collapsed," he rued.

"The plan was that someone from the top four should stay till the end. It was a good pitch to bat on and if you score 250, it would have been very good," he said.

Younus' opposite number Daniel Vettori had a memorable outing as the Kiwi skipper first took three wickets and then returned to hit a crucial 42-ball 41 that not only saw the side through but also earned him the Man of the Match award.

Vettori said restricting Pakistan to 233 was a good effort and he was always confident of chasing down the target.

"It all started with the way we bowled. I think 230 was a score we fancied we could chase. We have not been a consistent side, but we have managed to do that here," he said.

Even though things looked quite bumpy, Vettori said the Kiwis were comfortable with the idea of going run-a-ball towards the end since they had the batting Powerplay.

"We were always thinking of making it 60 off 60. We didn't quite get there but with the Powerplays, it makes such a difference. Elliott was great against (Umar) Gul in that over which took the game away from them," he added.

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