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England set daunting 310-run target for Bangladesh

Ben Stokes (101) and Ben Duckett (60) added an impressive 153-run stand to lead England to 309/8 against Bangladesh in the first one-day International at Shere Bangla National Stadium on Friday.Towards the end, skipper Jos Buttler (63) and Chris Woakes (16 ) played some lofty shots to cash on the good platform to take the visitors past 300 runs.Buttler raced to his 63 in just 38 balls as he hit four huge sixes and three boundaries in his quick-fire knock.Earlier, England won the toss and elected to bat first in first ODI of three One Day International series against Bangladesh on Friday.