The play looked set to begin at 10:30am but five minutes before the rescheduled start time, skies opened up again, forcing groundsmen to covers the pitch.
As the time passed, it was no more just drizzle as heavy downpour started to lash the M Chinnaswamy ground.
Puddles of water were formed and umpires were left with no choice to but take lunch at 12:30pm.
Replying to South Africa's 214 all out, India had ended the day one at 80 for no loss.
Also Read
Brief Scores:
South Africa 1st Innings: 214
India 1st Innings: 80/0 in 22 overs (Shikhar Dhawan 45 batting).