Drizzling began moments after the players had walked out along with the match officials.
Supergiants skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni had won the toss and opted to bowl. They have replaced Albie Morkel and Ankit Sharma with Mitchell Marsh and Ashok Dinda.
Veteran paceman Ashish Nehra has come back in the Sunrisers team, replacing Barinder Sran.