London , England ( CNN ) -- The International Cricket Council said Saturday it has launched an investigation into claims of a new betting scandal involving the Pakistan national team . The allegations , which emerged Saturday in the British tabloid The Sun , relate to the third One-Day International between England and Pakistan , held in London on Friday . `` A source informed The Sun newspaper that a certain scoring pattern would emerge during certain stages of the match and , broadly speaking , that information appeared to be correct , '' ICC Chief Executive Haroon Lorgat said in a statement . `` We therefore feel it is incumbent upon us to launch a full enquiry into this particular game , although it is worth pointing out at this stage that we are not stating as fact that anything untoward has occurred , '' Lorgat said . `` Only in the fullness of the investigation can that be established . '' The Sun reported `` illegal bookies in India and Dubai apparently knew in advance what would happen '' during the game so they could make bets . The paper said its undercover team was able to pass details to ICC inspectors before the match began at the Oval cricket ground in south London . `` Cricket chiefs then watched as Pakistan 's score mirrored the target that bookies had been told in advance by a fixer , '' The Sun reported . It is not thought the overall result was fixed -- only scoring rates in parts of Pakistan 's innings , the paper said . It said the investigation centers on a person `` within the team camp '' who is believed to be the ringleader , taking money from bookies and ensuring their orders are carried out . Pakistan won the game by 23 runs . The claims follow a separate alleged scam , also involving the Pakistan team during its ongoing tour of England . The tabloid News of the World reported that Pakistan players deliberately bowled `` no balls , '' or fouls , at specific points in a game with England in late August , and that the alleged ringleader of the scam made 150,000 pounds ( about $ 230,000 ) . London 's Metropolitan Police have questioned four players over the allegations . They passed their evidence in that case Friday to prosecutors , who will decide whether to press charges . The ICC provisionally suspended three of the players questioned by police and charged them with various offenses under the council 's anti-corruption code .
The International Cricket Council has launched an investigation . A newspaper reported new betting claims against the Pakistan national team . The paper says bookies knew in advance about scoring patterns .