Rilee rampant as Proteas right all the wrongs to emphatically square T20 series

What a difference 24 hours makes.

The Proteas righted every wrong from the previous night in Bristol as they squared the T20 series against England with a 58-run victory in Cardiff on Thursday night.

As a result, Sunday's skirmish in Southampton will, appropriately, be the decider.

It was a highly impressive showing from David Miller and his teammates, who embraced being put in to bat by racking up an excellent total before being metamorphosed in the field.

Spearheading the atonement was Rilee Rossouw, who emphatically proved that the fuss around his international return from a near six-year absence was indeed justified.

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Out early to a lazy hoick in Bristol, the 32-year-old left-hander showcased his familiar all-round game, interspersing brutal power with some deft innovations as he anchored the drive to 207/3 with a magnificent, unbeaten 96 off 55 deliveries.

It was an effort that featured 10 fours and five sixes and one rendered even more impressive by the fact that he was able to shrug off nudging a ramp shot off the pace of Richard Gleeson onto his jaw when he was on 72.

After some running repairs, Rossouw responded with a boundary and continued his merry ways.

Only an outstanding final over from Chris Jordan prevented him from becoming the first Protea since Miller in 2017 to score a T20I century.

Almost appropriately, his fellow former national Under-19 star and Knights teammate, Reeza Hendricks, provided the main support.

Following his impressive 57 on Wednesday night, the opener simply carried on where he left off, compiling a silky 53 off 32 and, much like Rassie van der Dussen in the ODIs, suggesting that he's worked on becoming bogged down in certain