Chasing 355 to stick alive within the collection, Pakistan had been within the hunt with Saud guiding the hosts to 291-6 within the morning consultation on day 4.
Saud was once on 94 when he gloved a Mark Wood Delivery down the leg facet and Ollie Pope dived to his proper to gather the ball.
On-field umpire Aleem Dar adjudged the batsman stuck in the back of in his cushy sign earlier than referring the verdict to TV umpire Joel Wilson.
Replays may no longer ascertain if it was once a blank catch, and the unique resolution was once upheld at a vital level within the see-saw contest.
“The Shakeel dismissal cost us,” Babar informed journalists after England clinched the collection with a fit to spare.
“It looked to us as if the ball had touched the ground.
“As a qualified, it’s important to admire the umpire’s resolution, however we felt the ball were grounded.”
Pope had no ambiguity either about the catch he took to turn the match on its head.
“I did not assume it had bounced earlier than,” said the 24-year-old.
“As a keeper, if you have the gloves on you truthfully cannot inform. I did not assume it had touched the bottom after. When you will have the gloves on you are feeling it pass in however that is it.”
England registered, with a match to spare, their first series win in Pakistan since 2000-01 and captain Ben Stokes put the achievement in perspective.
“Coming to the subcontinent, it is at all times a tricky position to come back and win,” Stokes told Sky Sports.
“We know what we have now completed this week. We know that it is one thing that is not exceptional, however very uncommon to do, particularly as an English staff.
“We do understand how special an achievement this is this week, but as we keep saying, these series victories and these wins are part of a much bigger picture in what we’re trying to achieve at the moment.”