But in the final over of the innings, Umarzai put an end to Pooran's quest for a hundred, with his direct hit from deep cover to the striker's end making the left-hander miss his ground as he dived towards the crease in an attempt to complete a second run.
It was some consolation for him to reach 2,000 T20 runs at the end of his innings, but more importantly, it was a return to his best form at a time when West Indies are likely to need his tremendous power-hitting in the Super Eight stage.
After all the leading Afghan bowlers were thrashed, Gulbadin Naib was given the responsibility of handling the situation by taking 2 wickets for 14 runs in two overs. The wickets of Shai Hope and captain Rovman Powell helped curb the aggressive batting of West Indies.