[1] He made his Twenty20 debut for the Afghan Cheetahs in the Faysal Bank Twenty-20 Cup against Rawalpindi Rams.

[9][10] In July 2018, he was named in Afghanistan's One Day International (ODI) squad for their series against Ireland, but he did not play.

[12] In February 2019, he was named in Afghanistan's One Day International (ODI) squad for their series against Ireland in India.

[15] Following the conclusion of the ODI series, he was added to Afghanistan's Test squad, for the one-off match against Ireland, but he did not play.

[16] On 27 June 2019, Sayed was added to Afghanistan's squad for the 2019 Cricket World Cup, replacing Aftab Alam, who was ruled out of the tournament due to "exceptional circumstances".