England qualified for the Super 8s at the T20 World Cup at Scotland's expense after Australia completed a dramatic chase to eliminate Richie Berrington's team in St Lucia.
England's hopes of extending their title defence were left in Australia's hands following their 41-run, rain-affected victory over Namibia in Antigua earlier on Saturday.
That result meant Scotland needed a win to progress, while Australia had already clinched their place in the next stage and had nothing to play for.
England's old enemies did not treat it like a dead rubber, though, as Travis Head (68) and Marcus Stoinis (59) starred with the bat, the latter hitting his total from just 29 balls including nine fours and two maximums.
That ensured they chased down a daunting target of 181 with just two balls to spare as Scotland gave a good account of themselves once again.
It had looked like Scotland's innings might be a short one when Michael Jones went for two after just six balls, but they recovered to reach 92-2 as Brandon McMullen made 60 off 34 deliveries.
However, his vital wicket fell when he got a thick outside edge on Adam Zampa's delivery, Mitchell Starc diving to complete a clean catch.
Skipper Berrington hit an unbeaten 42 but Scotland's total would prove to be insufficient, some expensive bowling costing them as even Safyaan Sharif's two wickets came at a cost of 44 runs.
While Scotland have now fallen at the first hurdle on five of their six T20 World Cup appearances, England live to fight another day.
The 2022 victors will now face both co-hosts, the United States and West Indies, as well as South Africa, in Group 2 at the Super-8 stage.
Data Debrief: Thrill of the chase for Australia
Earlier this week, England fans were put on edge when Josh Hazlewood suggested it might be in Australia's "best interests" to take it easy against Scotland and send their old rivals home.
Six dropped catches from the Australian fielders might have had England fearing the worst as Scotland reached 180-5, but the Aussie batters can never be ruled out.
Their strike rate of 160.2 in the final five overs when chasing at the T20 World Cup is the second highest of any team, behind only West Indies (163.8).
Euro 2024 social round-up: Football, eh? Italy snatch a last-16 place and England debate rolls on
Gary Lineker has been at the centre of something of a storm when it comes to England at Euro 2024, and that story was plastered over social media on Monday.
Then, the football took control, with Spain keeping up their winning run and Italy salvaging a draw against Croatia to claim a spot in the last 16.
Here, we unpack the best of the day's social media clips from the tournament in Germany.
Football, eh?
Football... It's crazy!
With a minute to go, Italy - the holders - were on the brink of a possible exit, with Croatia leading 1-0 in Leipzig.
Yet within 30 seconds, Mattia Zaccagni's maiden Azzurri goal had sent Italy through into the last 16, and it's Croatia who are on the verge of an early departure.
Lineker responds
There was a lot left to be desired following England's performance in their 1-1 draw with Denmark, but it is the post-match criticism that has since drawn the most attention.
In particular, Lineker's comments were brought to the attention of Harry Kane in a recent press conference, with the England captain urging the pundits to support the squad.
With the ball back in Lineker's court, he - along with fellow pundit Alan Shearer - had his say on the ongoing debate.
Ferdinand chips into pundit debate
Rio Ferdinand has done his fair share of punditry, and the former England defender had his say on the Lineker debate.
Ferdinand said the England players shouldn't expect pundits to act as "cheerleaders" when the team aren't performing.
Strike a pose
With qualification for the knockout stages already complete, Portugal do not have to worry about any pressure going into their final match against Georgia.
And while taking some time off during training, Joao Felix decided to try his hand at something a little different.
We may even see some of his photos popping up on Portugal's official X account in the coming days.
A family affair
Among the travelling Spanish fans are a family of nine, who have made a 2000km journey to watch their nation at the tournament.
After finally reaching their destination, they got to meet Ferran Torres, Marc Cucurella and Dani Vivian.
Torres subsequently starred for Spain as La Roja stayed perfect in Group B by beating Albania, with the Barcelona forward scoring the only goal of the game.
French cuisine
Ever wondered what an international footballer does at lunchtime?
Well, fortunately for you, the French team allowed their social admins into the inner sanctum.
Scholes backs Mainoo for big things
More punditry relating to England, and this time it was Paul Scholes who had his say.
Scholes thinks Kobbie Mainoo, who has had an impressive season with Manchester United, could be the player to pull the strings in midfield for the Three Lions.
Vertonghen sees into the future
Jan Vertonghen is playing in his sixth major tournament for Belgium, and his third Euros.
Sitting down at Belgium's 'The Basecamp', the veteran defender was given a glimpse of what he will look like if he chooses to forgo retirement and keep playing with the help of AI.
While Vertonghen was seemingly happy with the results, Maxim De Cuyper was not so impressed.
The grind never stops
Cristiano Ronaldo will make his 50th appearance at a major tournament the next time he features at Euro 2024.
And even though Portugal are already through, the work on the training field never stops for the 39-year-old...
Southgate remains his own 'biggest critic' amid outside noise
Gareth Southgate admits he is his own "biggest critic" amid scrutiny of England's performances at Euro 2024 so far.
The Three Lions edged to a 1-0 victory over Serbia in their opener before being held to a 1-1 draw against Denmark.
However, their performances at the tournament so far have drawn a lot of criticism from fans and pundits alike as England have struggled to find their rhythm.
Harry Kane and Jarrod Bowen have already responded to some of those questions, singling out Gary Lineker's comments on the team, but Southgate remains calm amid the outside noise, saying he finds it easier to ignore ahead of their meeting with Slovenia on Tuesday.
"I'm oblivious to it [criticism from pundits]," Southgate said. "It's not important to me. What's important to me is guiding this group of players through the tournament.
"We're a high-profile team with expectations, and I'm very comfortable living that life.
"I don't need to engage in the external, I'm my own biggest critic. The players are the same. There's nothing to be gained.
"We're brutally honest about what we need to do better - that's how you coach a team and how you improve."
"The mood is very good. We know that there will always be external noise, but it shouldn't affect us. What is important is the internal. Performance is what we're focussing on.
"Of course, we want to hit a different level. There has been an honest appraisal of what we've done and how we need to be better. There are some fundamentals of how we play as a team, that we need to get back to."
Southgate has also faced injury problems among defenders in the build up to the tournament, though it looked like some of those worries could be assuaged as Luke Shaw returned to training on Monday.
The manager has ruled him out of their game against Slovenia on Tuesday and says he is particularly happy with what he has seen defensively from his side so far.
"The game before the tournament against Iceland we were a little bit open, so we were trying to find the right balance of being aggressive, but also perfect defensively," he added. "It's an important part of tournaments, you've got to defend well.
"Our penalty box defending has been good, but we haven't used the ball well enough. We want some turnovers higher up the pitch. But the defending of our box has been first-class!"
Sharma backed himself to be 'smart' with the bat in big India win
Rohit Sharma says he was "backing himself" for a big game after inspiring India to the win over Australia that saw them into the T20 World Cup semi-finals on Monday.
Sharma became India's top scorer in T20Is, with his knock of 92 taking him to 4165, leapfrogging Virat Kohli's record of 4103.
After a strong batting performance, India smothered what looked like a spirited chase by Australia to win by 24 runs and set up a meeting with England in the next round.
Sharma admitted he was confident heading into the match and backed himself to outsmart Australia’s bowlers.
That's what I have to do at the top of the order, see what the bowlers are trying to do and play accordingly," Sharma said.
"There was a strong breeze and I needed to be smart. I was backing myself to do that.
"You've got to factor in the breeze and the bowlers are smart as well. They won't bowl into the wind, and you can't be one-dimensional.
"You have to access all sides of the field. It's been a good wicket and that's something you want to do as a batter, and you want to back yourself as a batter to play those shots.
"Getting the century didn't matter. I wanted to bat with the same tempo throughout and put the bowlers under pressure.
"You want to make big scores, yes. But you also want the bowlers to wonder where the next shot is going to come from."
Meanwhile, Australia's World Cup fate is now out of their own hands.
If Afghanistan beat Bangladesh in the later game, Australia will be knocked out, though even a big Bangladesh win would knock them out on net run rate.
"Yeah, it's so disappointing," Mitchell Marsh said. "We know we still have a chance to make the semis but today, India got the better of us.
"Over 40 overs there are a lot of small moments that you can think you could have done things better. But they got off to a flyer. Rohit Sharma is very hard to stop when he's in that mode. He deserves all the credit for that.
"We knew that if we kept up with 10 an over for as long as possible, we were in the game. But India have some class bowlers, and they were too good for us today.
"Come on Bangladesh!"
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