diff --git a/snark-verifier-sdk/src/multi_batch.rs b/snark-verifier-sdk/src/multi_batch.rs
index c37c812e..2d428096 100644
--- a/snark-verifier-sdk/src/multi_batch.rs
+++ b/snark-verifier-sdk/src/multi_batch.rs
@@ -7,6 +7,11 @@
 
 mod evm;
 mod halo2;
+mod hash;
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests;
 
 pub use evm::*;
 pub use halo2::*;
+pub(crate) use hash::*;
diff --git a/snark-verifier-sdk/src/multi_batch/hash.rs b/snark-verifier-sdk/src/multi_batch/hash.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..62a6a213
--- /dev/null
+++ b/snark-verifier-sdk/src/multi_batch/hash.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+//! This module implements the sha2 circuit that glues together all the instances
+//!
+//! Each instance is a Vec<Vec<Fr>> which will be serialized via the following:
+//! - Prefix:
+//!     - num_ins: number of instance vectors; 8 bytes
+//!     - for each j in num_ins, the number of Fr elements in the instance vector: 8 bytes each
+//! - actual data:
+//!     - serialized Fr Elements
+//!
+
+use halo2_base::halo2_proofs::halo2curves::bn256::Fr;
+
+/// Serialize an instance from the snark
+pub(crate) fn serialize_instances(instance: &[Vec<Fr>]) -> Vec<u8> {
+    let mut buf: Vec<u8> = vec![];
+
+    // write the prefix
+    let num_ins = instance.len();
+    buf.extend_from_slice(num_ins.to_le_bytes().as_ref());
+    for instance_column in instance.iter() {
+        buf.extend_from_slice(instance_column.len().to_le_bytes().as_ref());
+    }
+
+    // write the actual data
+    for instance_column in instance.iter() {
+        for element in instance_column.iter() {
+            buf.extend_from_slice(element.to_bytes().as_slice())
+        }
+    }
+
+    buf
+}
+
+/// Deserialize an instance for the snark
+pub(crate) fn deserialize_instances(data: &[u8]) -> Vec<Vec<Fr>> {
+    // the input data is at least 8 bytes
+    assert!(data.len() >= 8);
+
+    let mut res = vec![];
+    let mut res_len = vec![];
+    let num_ins =
+        usize::from_le_bytes(data[0..8].try_into().expect("input data has incorrect length"));
+
+    for i in 0..num_ins {
+        res_len.push(usize::from_le_bytes(
+            data[8 * (i + 1)..8 * (i + 2)].try_into().expect("input data has incorrect length"),
+        ));
+    }
+    let total_fr_elements: usize = res_len.iter().sum();
+    let pre_fix_len = num_ins * 8 + 8;
+    assert_eq!(
+        data.len(),
+        total_fr_elements * 32 + num_ins * 8 + 8,
+        "input data has incorrect length"
+    );
+    let mut ctr = 0;
+    for i in 0..num_ins {
+        let mut cur_column = vec![];
+        for _ in 0..res_len[i] {
+            cur_column.push(
+                Fr::from_bytes(
+                    data[pre_fix_len + 32 * ctr..pre_fix_len + 32 * ctr + 32]
+                        .try_into()
+                        .expect("input data has incorrect length"),
+                )
+                .unwrap(),
+            );
+            ctr += 1;
+        }
+        res.push(cur_column)
+    }
+    res
+}
diff --git a/snark-verifier-sdk/src/multi_batch/tests.rs b/snark-verifier-sdk/src/multi_batch/tests.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..18a04f1a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/snark-verifier-sdk/src/multi_batch/tests.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+use ark_std::test_rng;
+use halo2_base::halo2_proofs::halo2curves::bn256::Fr;
+use itertools::Itertools;
+use rand::Rng;
+use zkevm_circuits::tx_circuit::GroupField;
+
+use super::hash::{deserialize_instances, serialize_instances};
+
+#[test]
+fn test_instance_serialization() {
+    let max_row = 100;
+    let max_col = 100;
+    let mut rng = test_rng();
+
+    for _ in 0..100 {
+        let instance = random_instance(&mut rng, max_row, max_col);
+        let serialized = serialize_instances(&instance);
+        let instance_rec = deserialize_instances(&serialized);
+        assert_eq!(instance, instance_rec)
+    }
+}
+
+fn random_instance<R: Rng + Send>(rng: &mut R, max_row: usize, max_col: usize) -> Vec<Vec<Fr>> {
+    let num_cols = rng.next_u32() as usize % max_row + 1;
+    let mut res = vec![];
+
+    for _ in 0..num_cols {
+        let col_size = rng.next_u32() as usize % max_col + 1;
+        let cur_col = (0..col_size).map(|_| Fr::random(&mut *rng)).collect_vec();
+        res.push(cur_col);
+    }
+
+    res
+}