[3] In November 2017, he was selected to play for the Quetta Gladiators in 2018 Pakistan Super League players draft.
[10][11] In March 2021, Saad was signed by Longton Cricket Club to play in the North Staffordshire and South Cheshire League during the summer of 2021 in England.
[12] In April 2018, he was named in Pakistan's Test squad for their tours to Ireland and England in May 2018, but he did not play.
[13][14] In August 2018, he was one of thirty-three players to be awarded a central contract for the 2018–19 season by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB).
[18] In March 2019, he was named in Pakistan's One Day International (ODI) squad for their series against Australia.