The Aussie cricket team are set to split a price pool of $ 5 million if they are to win the final against New Zealand tonight . This will see the 15 man squad awarded with $ 340,000 each , regardless of how many games they played in the six week stint . The AFR Weekend has reported that even George Bailey who only played one match against England in the tournament will receive the same amount as each other player . The Australian side are set to take home $ 340,000 each if they are triumphant in tonight 's game against NZ . The winners divide the pool up evenly , regardless of how many games each participated in . Other occasional players such as Xavier Doherty , Pat Cummins and Mitchell Marsh will also be presented with the same cut . The runner up pool is not too bad either with each player receiving $ 150,000 if they were to succumb to the New Zealand team . This is on top of the player 's contract payments , IPL contracts and individual endorsement deals . Other teams tend to divvy up the winnings in a different fashion . If New Zealand were to win their prize money would be divided up by who participated in the most games . The Australian squad have 13 players in the top 50 sports earners in Australia , according to BRW . Australian cricketer Mitchell Johnston ( 2nd right ) earned $ 4.1 million last year and is consequently one of Australia 's top sports earners . New Zealand sees players who did not participate in all the games take home less of the prize pool than the players who did . The Sydney Morning Herald have reported that these winnings may not make too much of a difference to the Australian squad members due to their ridiculously high earnings . BRW recently released the Top 50 sports earners in Australia with 13 Australian cricketers making the cut . Shane Watson led the pack with an earning of $ 4.5 million last year , closely followed by Mitchell Johnston ( $ 4.1 million ) and Test captain Michael Clarke ( $ 4 million ) .
Each cricketer on the losing side will win $ 340,000 if triumphant tonight . The prize pool of $ 5 million is divided equally regardless of how many games each player wins within the six weeks . players divvy up their scores depending on how many games were played . If Australia are to lose , they will win $ 150,000 each - still divided evenly . The leagues have 13 players in the top 50 sports earners in Australia .