Both countries booked a spot at the qualifier after Hong Kong beat Nepal in the final series of round six matches of the International Cricket Council (ICC) World Cricket League Championship.

Hong Kong overcame Nepal by 13 runs in the opening clash between the two countries in Mong Kok.

The second contest was then abandoned without a ball being bowled.

The two results meant neither Papua New Guinea nor The Netherlands could be overtaken in the top two places on the World Cricket League Championship standings.

There are two further direct berths on offer from the World Cricket League Championship for the World Cup qualifier, due to be held in Zimbabwe in March of next year.

Hong Kong will now battle it out with Scotland and Kenya to decide who goes to the qualification tournament.

Those who have not qualified will go into ICC World Cricket League division two in 2018, which will feature Nepal, Namibia and the United Arab Emirates and Canada and Oman, who have qualified from ICC World Cricket League division three.

The seventh round of fixtures in the World Cricket League Championship is due to take place in the UAE from December 6 to 8.

Kenya will play Scotland at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium, while the UAE face Nepal at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium.

The other matches see Hong Kong go up against Papua New Guinea at the ICC Academy 1 in Dubai and the ICC Academy 2 will host The Netherlands' encounter with Namibia.

The winner of the World Cricket League Championship will also qualify for the recently announced one-day international (ODI) league, a direct qualification pathway towards the ICC Cricket World Cup to be contested by 13 teams, including the 12 full members.

The ODI league is due to launch in 2020.