Twenty20 World Cup hosts England have been knocked out of the cup as West Indies eliminated them at The Oval.

Facing a target of 80 from nine overs after a rain interruption, Chris Gayle's side were on the brink when they were reduced to 45-5.

However Ramnaresh Sarwan and Shivanarine Chanderpaul kept their heads to see the West Indies win with 82-5 with four balls to spare, after England had earlier made 161-6 from a full allocation of 20 overs.

In the closing stages, England battled valiantly against the wet conditions that favoured the batting side however the end result finished  England's rollercoaster ride in the tournament on the same ground and against the same opponents they lost to in the final of the Champions Trophy five years ago.