Petersen made 35 not out while Pretorius remained unbeaten at 31.
After Prayan Ojha's double blow reduced Highvelds Lions to 81/5 in the 13th over, Petersen and Pretorius didn't allow Mumbai any further success and took the side to a challenging total.
After being invited to bat, Mumbai Indians got off to a steady start before Mitchell Johnson struck in the fifth over by scalping van der Dussen.
Johnson got Dussen (13) caught by Rishi Dhawan at the score of 29.
Harbhajan Singh trapped Quinton de Kock (19) leg before to give Lions second blow.
Kock's dismissal reduced Lions to 41/2 in the seventh over.
Medium pacer Rishi Dhawan then ended Neil McKenzie by uprooting his off stumps after his 14-ball-16, including one six and a boundary.
pragyan Ojha then bowled out Jean Symes and dismissed Sohali Tanvir in consecutive overs to leave Lions five down for 81, giving Mumbai a slight edge.
Mumbai Indians won the toss and invited Lions to bat. Both teams remain unchanged.
Mumbai lost to Rajasthan Royals in the opening match of the tournament and the IPL champions will be desperate to pick up their first win to stay in the hunt.
The Alviro Petersen-led Lions are aware that the players will have to play out of their skins to beat the star-studded Mumbai Indians. Neil McKenzie, Petersen, Quinton de Kock and Gulam Bodi are the main players, besides Sohail Tanvir and Lonwabo Tsotsobe - the two key bowlers.
Highveld Lions: Rassie van der Dussen, Quinton de Kock, Neil McKenzie, Hardus Viljoen, Alviro Petersen, Jean Symes, Sohail Tanvir, Imran Tahir, Dwaine Pretorius, Aaron Phangiso, Lonwabo Tsotsobe
Mumbai Indians: Dwayne Smith, Sachin Tendulkar, Dinesh Karthik, Rohit Sharma, Ambati Rayudu, Kieron Pollard, Harbhajan Singh, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Rishi Dhawan, Pragyan Ojha, Mitchell Johnson
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