Lets not stress about this one too much. Realistically, we were not going to get to the final this year anyway. Yes, the batting failed in this match, but it has been our strength recently. It is always going to hard batting last in a match where the result is contrived. Yes, we could have declared later and made it safer, but the way our batting has been going, why wouldn't you back your players in and have a crack at it.
I think the more pressing issue is our bowling attack, which really doesn't look capable of firing sides out.