Saran gave Saudi Arabia the lead at the end of the first half when he received a pass from Saad Al Harthi before hitting a powerful shot past Belarus goalkeeper.

The forward continued to impress and added his second of the game after 56 minutes when he broke into the area before scoring with a low shot into the far corner.

Belarus pulled a goal back with 14 minutes remaining when Dmitry Verkhovtsov headed home from a corner.