Sayyed made his MPL debut for Shivneri Lions in 2009. He had a good first season taking seven wickets from as many games with his off-spin. Sayyed played a few cracking innings lower down the order. His 21-ball 51, which included six big hits out of the ground, is one of the fastest fifty in the MPL history. This former State U-17 and U-19 player was bought by Sailors for Rs 70,000. Sayyed picked up three wickets from six opportunities that he got to bowl in 2010, with a improved economy rate of 6.85. Out of the four times he got to bat, Sayyed failed to get into double-figures even once