Moradabad: Nineteen-year-old opener Almas Shaukat struck a century on his first-class debut to take Uttar Pradesh to 260 for 2 against Madhya Pradesh on day one of their Group B Ranji Trophy cricket match here yesterday.

Shaukat received ample support from his opening partner Tanmay Srivastava, as the pair added 125 inside 44 overs in their first innings.