NZ have never been a very exciting team to watch barring a few individuals such as Hadlee, Martin Crowe and Bond.
And they did not particularly look strong on paper in this CT esp. with injuries to key players, so it is a real surprise that they have beaten good teams like Sri Lanka (who were so impressive against South Africa in the opener) and Pakistan.
It is not easy to beat Australia in a final at the best of times let alone when you are missing several key players too - Oram, Ryder and Vettori